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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 11 of the 13 occassions the two teams have clashed.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was more than a decade ago, in April 1992, with Plymouth Arg. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Black Cats in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Thu 16 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 23 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 03 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 18 Nov | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 04 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sun 18 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 4 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland 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 14 goals for the Black Cats, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Plymouth Arg. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Pilgrims have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Sunderland are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 72 points from the 37 games they have played so far. Plymouth Arg. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 37 matches.
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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Pilgrims are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sunderland. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |