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Leeds face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, the Whites have recorded 15 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2004, with Leeds inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 13 Sep | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 3 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 3 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 24 Sep | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Leeds Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 28 Aug | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Apr | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 18 Nov | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Leeds Utd. | 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 Black Cats in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Leeds are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Whites have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 34 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Leeds are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 21 points from their 24 games thus far.
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Whites are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable win for Sunderland.
Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leeds Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |