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Sunderland pack their bags to visit Hull City at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 5 wins, and Hull City have come away with 6 victories.
The previous match played between the two at The KC Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2006, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Tigers in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Hull City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Hull City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Tigers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Black Cats have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Hull City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 27 points they have accumulated from 17 games. Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 18 points from their 17 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hull City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Tigers, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hull City | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Sunderland | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |