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Stoke City face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 8 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in May 2005, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Apr | Sunderland | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 25 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The The Black Cats have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Potters's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 66 points from 37 games. Stoke City's 57 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Sunderland may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stoke City | No sequences of note |