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Millwall prepare to entertain Sunderland at The Den on Friday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 16 games played, The Lions have recorded 8 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Den was less than a year ago, in January 2004, the The Lions carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 04 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Millwall | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Millwall | 2-1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Sunderland | 6 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Sep | Millwall | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 10 Dec | Millwall | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Millwall have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The The Lions's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The Black Cats have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Black Cats, and 2 goals against.
Millwall's 22 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 31 points from 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Millwall | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Millwall are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Sunderland running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Millwall | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |