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Last updated : 11 August 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Arg. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 12 of the 14 occassions the two teams have clashed.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2005, with Sunderland annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Tue 15 MarSunderland5 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2004/2005Sat 21 AugPlymouth Arg.2 - 1SunderlandCHMP
1991/1992Thu 16 AprSunderland0 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
1991/1992Sat 23 NovPlymouth Arg.1 - 0SunderlandCHMP
1989/1990Sat 03 MarPlymouth Arg.3 - 0SunderlandCHMP
1989/1990Sat 18 NovSunderland3 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP
1988/1989Tue 04 AprSunderland2 - 1Plymouth Arg.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Sunderland's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Black Cats have conceded a disappointing 11 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.

Plymouth Arg.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 3 leaked at the wrong end.

Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far. Plymouth Arg.'s 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Sunderland61055113
Plymouth Arg.6222668

FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Plymouth Arg. have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Sunderland. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Sunderland 7 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Plymouth Arg. 4 games since last defeat.