FM Preview: Sunderland v Norwich City 16 Mar 2013

Last updated : 15 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Sunderland v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Canaries have recorded 6 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 10 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium of Light was just last season, in February 2012, with Sunderland running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sun 02 Dec Norwich City 2 - 1 Sunderland Premier League
2011/2012 Wed 01 Feb Sunderland 3-0 Norwich City Premier League
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

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Sunderland's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Black Cats's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Norwich City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Canaries have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 29 matches.

Norwich City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 33 points from their 29 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Sunderland 6 0 2 4 5 10 2
Norwich City 6 1 4 1 3 6 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Canaries out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Sunderland. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Sunderland Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Norwich City Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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