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Sunderland travel to take on Hull City at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 13 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 4 wins, and Hull City have come away with 6 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Hull City was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1990, as the The Tigers edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1989/1990 | Sat 14 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Mon 01 Jan | Hull City | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 25 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 15 Oct | Hull City | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 03 Mar | Hull City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 13 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 15 Mar | Hull City | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Hull City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Black Cats have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hull City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 9 points. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hull City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Black Cats out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Hull City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hull City | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |