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Arsenal 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 66 games played, Gunners have recorded 15 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 31 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, with Arsenal inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 07 Oct | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 01 May | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Sunderland | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 06 Nov | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | Sunderland | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Black Cats's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Arsenal however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 11 goals, and let in 3.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 12 points from their 6 games.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Sunderland. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |