FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland 21 Aug 2010

Last updated : 20 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland fixture

West Brom. prepare to entertain Sunderland at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 71 games played, The Baggies have recorded 35 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 18 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was just last season, in April 2009, with West Brom. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr West Brom. 3-0 Sunderland PREM
2008/2009 Sat 13 Dec Sunderland 4 - 0 West Brom. PREM
2006/2007 Sat 03 Mar West Brom. 1 - 2 Sunderland CHMP
2006/2007 Mon 28 Aug Sunderland 2 - 0 West Brom. CHMP
2005/2006 Sat 21 Jan West Brom. 0 - 1 Sunderland PREM
2005/2006 Sat 17 Sep Sunderland 1 - 1 West Brom. PREM
2003/2004 Sun 18 Apr Sunderland 0 - 1 West Brom. CHMP


Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Baggies, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to West Brom., Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Black Cats have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 1 from their 1 games so far.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
West Brom. 6 2 3 1 8 11 9
Sunderland 6 2 1 3 6 7 7


FootyMad's prediction ...

West Brom. may be coming up against a decent side in Sunderland, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Baggies. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Sunderland 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 3 most recent games.