Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:34 am
Cardiff City v Sunderland stats
Cardiff have not done a Football League double over Sunderland since the 1970/71 season – the Bluebirds won 2-1 at the Stadium of Light earlier this campaign.
Sunderland have won two of their last three away league trips to Cardiff (D1), with this their first Championship visit there since March 2007, a 1-0 win via a Ross Wallace goal.
Neil Warnock has lost four of his five home league matches as manager against Sunderland – he won the other in September 2004 as Sheffield United boss.
Welshman Chris Coleman has managed eight Football League matches against Welsh sides and won none (D3 L5), with this his first since a 2-1 defeat to Cardiff in March 2010 as Coventry manager.
Cardiff have lost their last four league matches, which is Warnock’s worst run as a manager since January 2009 when he was Crystal Palace boss (also a run of four) – he hasn’t lost five consecutively since August 1995 (one with Huddersfield, four with Plymouth).
The Black Cats have kept clean sheets in three of their last four away league games – as many as in their previous 40 combined; they haven’t won back to back away league games without conceding since March 2007, with the second of those wins coming against Cardiff.