Promotion-chasing Sunderland play host to relegation-battlers Hull City in one of the early kick-offs in the Championship this Saturday, and we're bringing you all our tips and predictions for the game.
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Sunderland vs Hull prediction: A home win expected
Key Stats
- Hull City have lost eight of their 15 away games in the Championship this season.
- Sunderland beat Hull City 1-0 in October and are averaging 2.25 points per home game this season.
- Wilson Isidor top scores for Sunderland with 12 league goals and has scored in four of his last five outings for the Black Cats.
Correct score prediction: Sunderland 2-1 Hull
Sunderland play their best football at home and are yet to taste defeat at the Stadium of Light where they score an average of just under two goals per game, while Hull, who have been better away from home, are only averaging one goal per game.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Sunderland the clear favourite
- HOME: 7/10 (1.70) – 58.8%
- DRAW: 20/7 (3.86) – 25.9%
- AWAY: 9/2 (5.50) – 18.2%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Sunderland are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 58.8% and we can't argue with the bookmakers on this selection.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: The Black Cats lead
Sunderland have picked up two wins, two draws and suffered one defeat in their last five competitive matches against Hull City.
England Championship 20/10/24
Hull
Sunderland
England Championship 19/01/24
Sunderland
Hull
England Championship 26/12/23
Hull
Sunderland
England Championship 07/04/23
Sunderland
Hull
England Championship 17/12/22
Hull
Sunderland
Sunderland preview: Narrowly lost at Leeds
Sunderland gave as good as they got at Elland Road on Monday night but ended up slipping to a stoppage-time defeat.
Top scorer Wilson Isidor scored in the 32nd minute to put Sunderland in front at the break but Leeds equalised in the 78th minute and then went on to score a winning goal in the fifth minute of time added on to silence the away fans.
Jayden Danns, Niall Huggins and Ajibola Alese could all miss the Hull City game through injury.
Predicted lineup: Patterson (GK), Ballard, Cirkin, Hume, O'Nien, Roberts, Le Fee, Neil, Bellingham, Rigg & Isidor
England Championship 09/05/25
W
Coventry
1
Sunderland
2
England Championship 03/05/25
L
QPR
1
Sunderland
0
England Championship 26/04/25
L
Oxford Utd
2
Sunderland
0
England Championship 21/04/25
L
Blackburn
1
Sunderland
0
England Championship 18/04/25
L
Bristol City
2
Sunderland
1
Hull preview: Held by Norwich
Hull City made it three games without a win when they played host to Norwich last weekend.
Matty Crooks fired the hosts in front after just 14 minutes and Hull went in at the break a goal to the good. However, Norwich equalised early in the second half and Hull failed to carve out another goal so had to settle for a share of the spoils.
Harvey Cartwright, Dogukan Sinik, Charlie Hughes, Mohamed Belloumi, Kasey Palmer and Liam Millar make up Hull's current injury list.
Predicted lineup: Pandur (GK), Egan, Coyle, Jones, McLoughlin, Crooks, Alzate, Slater, Pedro, Gelhardt & Barry
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Portsmouth
1
Hull
1
England Championship 26/04/25
L
Derby
1
Hull
0
England Championship 21/04/25
W
Preston
1
Hull
2
England Championship 18/04/25
L
Swansea
1
Hull
0
England Championship 14/04/25
D
Coventry
1
Hull
1
Player to watch: Chris Rigg
Sunderland's 17-year-old midfielder Chris Rigg is attracting a lot of interest from some of the biggest football clubs across England and even Europe.
The talented teenager has featured in 29 league games of the Black Cats this season, scoring four goals in the process. Rigg has already doubled his goal tally from the previous campaign in which he made 21 appearances in the league.
Sunderland's star is developing well
We have high hopes for Rigg and believe he could develop into a future England international if he continues to develop well at Sunderland where he is playing lots of football at such an early age.