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Fulham face a trip to Sunderland at The Stadium of Light on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Cottagers have recorded 5 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Fulham | 1 - 3 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Thu 04 May | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Fulham | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Fulham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Cottagers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 22 matches. Fulham's 26 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fulham are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Sunderland. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Fulham | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |