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Luton Town travel to take on Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 3 of the 28 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sunderland was back in September 2000, over five years ago, with Sunderland running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Sep | Luton Town | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 19 Sep | Sunderland | 3 - 0 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 01 Dec | Sunderland | 3 - 0 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Sep | Luton Town | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Luton Town | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 27 Dec | Luton Town | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
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 9 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Luton Town are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Hatters have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 30 points from their 21 games played so far, Luton Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 21 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Hatters 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 | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Luton Town | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |