Hull City vs Sunderland Prediction and Betting Tips | October 20th 2024

Hull City and Sunderland return to action in the EFL Championship when they go head-to-head on Sunday. The Black Cats are unbeaten in their last six visits to the MKM Stadium and will look to extend this impressive streak.

Hull City were in action during the international break as they picked up a 2-0 victory over Turkish outfit Alanyaspor at the Bahçeşehir Okulları Arena on October 11.

The Tigers now turn their sights to the Championship, where they saw their three-game unbeaten run come to an end on October 5, when they fell to a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Norwich City.

With 12 points from nine matches, Hull City are currently 13th in the league standings but could move level with eighth-placed Blackburn Rovers with a win this weekend.

On the other hand, Sunderland needed a 97th-minute own goal from Junior Firpo to salvage a 2-2 draw against Leeds United at the Stadium of Light last time out.

Before that, the Black Cats had a 100% home record in the Championship, winning their opening four games to start the campaign while scoring eight goals and keeping four clean sheets.

Sunderland have picked up 19 points from their nine matches so far to sit top of the league table, level on points with second-placed Sheffield United.

Hull City vs Sunderland Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

With 23 wins from the last 50 meetings between the sides, Sunderland boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
Hull City have picked up 16 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 11 occasions.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six away games against the Tigers, claiming two wins and four draws since a 3-0 loss in March 2014.
Hull City have lost just one of their last seven Championship home matches while picking up two wins and four draws since the start of April.

Hull City vs Sunderland Prediction

Sunderland have enjoyed a solid start to the campaign and will head into the weekend looking to open up a three-point lead at the top of the table. As for Hull City, they have had a mixed bag of results so far and we see them struggling at the MKM Stadium once again.

Prediction: Hull City 1-2 Sunderland

Hull City vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Sunderland to win

Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in five of their last seven encounters)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in four of the last five meetings between the teams)