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Hull City face a trip to Sunderland at The Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Tigers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 4 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Hull City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Hull City | 1 - 4 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Black Cats have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Hull City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Tigers have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Hull City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the The Tigers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Hull City | Not won in previous 8 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |