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History of the Walsall v Sunderland fixture

Walsall play host to Sunderland at Bescot Stadium on Wednesday evening,

The last time the two teams met at Walsall was just over four years ago, in September 1999, where Sunderland annihilated the Saddlers 0-5 in a League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 18 Oct	Sunderland	1 - 0	Walsall	LD1
1999/2000	Tue 21 Sep	Walsall	0-5	Sunderland	LC
1999/2000	Tue 14 Sep	Sunderland	3 - 2	Walsall	LC
1988/1989	Sat 11 Feb	Sunderland	0 - 3	Walsall	DIV2
1988/1989	Sat 08 Oct	Walsall	2 - 0	Sunderland	DIV2
1987/1988	Sat 06 Feb	Sunderland	1 - 1	Walsall	DIV3
1987/1988	Sat 05 Sep	Walsall	2 - 2	Sunderland	DIV3

Recent respective form guides

Walsall have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Saddlers have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Sunderland's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Walsall are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 37 from their 33 matches played. Sunderland's 48 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Walsall	6	0	2	4	7	15	2
Sunderland	6	2	2	2	8	10	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Saddlers at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Black Cats come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Walsall	Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games.
Sunderland	No sequences of note