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Arsenal face a trip to Sunderland at The Stadium of Light at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 68 games played, Gunners have recorded 15 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 32 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2009, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Arsenal are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Gunners have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Arsenal's total of 10 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Gunners 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: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Arsenal | Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |