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Q.P.R. travel to take on Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rangers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in August 1998, over five years ago, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 09 Jan | Q.P.R. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 10 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Q.P.R. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Q.P.R. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 06 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Q.P.R. | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 29 Dec | Q.P.R. | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 23 Feb | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | 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 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Q.P.R. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rangers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Q.P.R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Black Cats, as the Rangers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Q.P.R. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |