FM Preview: Sunderland v Norwich City 01 Feb 2012

Last updated : 31 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Sunderland v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City travel to take on Sunderland at The Stadium of Light on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Canaries have recorded 9 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 11 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in December 2006, over five years ago, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 26 Sep Norwich City 2 - 1 Sunderland Premier League
2009/2010 Mon 24 Aug Norwich City 1 - 4 Sunderland League Cup
2006/2007 Sat 02 Dec Sunderland 1-0 Norwich City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 04 Nov Norwich City 1 - 0 Sunderland Championship
2003/2004 Tue 04 May Sunderland 1 - 0 Norwich City League Division One
2003/2004 Sat 25 Oct Norwich City 1 - 0 Sunderland League Division One
1998/1999 Sat 06 Mar Sunderland 1 - 0 Norwich City League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Sunderland have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.

The Canaries have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Canaries's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Sunderland's 27 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Norwich City's 29 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Sunderland 6 4 1 1 10 3 13
Norwich City 6 4 2 0 11 5 14

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Canaries's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Sunderland, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Sunderland Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Norwich City 3 successive away victories.
4 games since last away draw.
7 games since last defeat.

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