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Preston N.E. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The North End will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 36 occassions, and draw 16, from the 56 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 10 Mar | Sunderland | 3 - 3 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 23 Aug | Sunderland | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 15 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | LC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 13 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Mon 28 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 16 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Black Cats, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the North End have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 11 points from their 8 games so far. Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
North End are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sunderland. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 14 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |