Evenly matched teams: Hull City vs Sunderland match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 17.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The A2B Stadium (4000 seats)

Hull City are ready to blank out the league table before this fixture versus Sunderland. Here's everything you need to know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Hull City have the most conceded goals (39) in Championship
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Hull City form and stats

4-0-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Hull City so far this season.

An away draw last time out for Hull City, facing Watford in a game that ended 0-0. Seri (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Seri hit four key passes and had 54 successful passes (of 63 total).

Preceding that match was the home game against Reading that was lost 1-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Hull City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hull as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Hull City has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 5.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hull City defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Sunderland form and stats

5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sunderland playing as the away team in the Championship this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Sunderland, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Sunderland might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. West Bromwich Albion proved too strong as Sunderland slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadium of Light. Midfielder Diallo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.05. Diallo scored one goal and had 31 successful passes (of 35 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Millwall.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sunderland playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Sunderland wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Sunderland find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Sunderland have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Sunderland have avoided defeat in the last 8 matches (3-5-0) facing Hull City.

Top Goalscorers

Hull CityO. Estupiñán Vallesilla
O. Estupiñán Vallesilla
8 goals
SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
5 goals
SunderlandE. Simms
E. Simms
5 goals

Hull City missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hull City Sunderland
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 2 11 22
7 4 2 Won W 2 5 8
4 0 0 Drew D 0 2 6
11 7 3 Lost L 0 4 8
25 11 6 Scored S 3 16 30
39 20 10 Conceded C 0 13 25
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
82% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 82% 73%
59% 64% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 55% 55%
32% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 18%
18% 9% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
55% 55% 60% BTTS BTTS 0% 55% 50%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 27% 32%
45% 45% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 27%
 
4.6 5.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.6 4.2
5.2 4.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.6 6.1
2.1 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10 11.5 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 9.4 11.2
3.2 3.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.5
35% 32% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 46% 39%
 
13.1 12.2 10.4 Shots against (avg) S A 17 13.1 12.5
5 5.1 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 3.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Hull City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Hull City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hull City have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Championship
  • Hull City have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Championship
  • Hull City have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Championship
  • Hull City have the most conceded goals (39) in Championship
  • Hull City have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Championship
  • Hull City have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Championship
  • Hull City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hull City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 22 12 8 2 43 23 11 7 4 0 23 10 11 5 4 2 20 13 20 44
2 Sheffield United 22 12 5 5 36 19 11 6 3 2 23 11 11 6 2 3 13 8 17 41
3 Blackburn Rovers 22 12 0 10 25 26 11 8 0 3 18 11 11 4 0 7 7 15 -1 36
4 Norwich City 22 10 5 7 30 23 11 5 3 3 18 12 11 5 2 4 12 11 7 35
5 Preston North End 22 9 7 6 22 21 11 3 4 4 7 11 11 6 3 2 15 10 1 34
6 Watford 22 9 7 6 28 22 11 6 2 3 17 10 11 3 5 3 11 12 6 34
7 Reading 22 10 2 10 24 30 11 7 1 3 16 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -6 32
8 Millwall 22 9 5 8 27 26 11 7 2 2 17 8 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 32
9 Swansea City 22 8 7 7 27 29 11 5 2 4 15 14 11 3 5 3 12 15 -2 31
10 Queens Park Rangers 22 9 4 9 26 27 11 5 2 4 15 13 11 4 2 5 11 14 -1 31
11 Luton Town 22 7 9 6 24 24 11 2 7 2 14 12 11 5 2 4 10 12 0 30
12 Middlesbrough 22 8 6 8 31 27 11 4 5 2 13 11 11 4 1 6 18 16 4 30
13 Sunderland 22 8 6 8 30 25 11 3 4 4 14 12 11 5 2 4 16 13 5 30
14 Coventry City 20 8 5 7 21 19 9 5 1 3 10 6 11 3 4 4 11 13 2 29
15 Birmingham City 22 7 8 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 11 4 3 4 10 10 3 29
16 Bristol City 22 7 6 9 30 30 11 4 3 4 13 10 11 3 3 5 17 20 0 27
17 Stoke City 22 7 5 10 24 29 11 3 3 5 13 16 11 4 2 5 11 13 -5 26
18 Rotherham United 22 6 8 8 26 29 11 4 3 4 18 15 11 2 5 4 8 14 -3 26
19 West Bromwich Albion 21 6 8 7 26 25 11 3 4 4 14 14 10 3 4 3 12 11 1 26
20 Hull City 22 7 4 11 25 39 11 4 0 7 11 20 11 3 4 4 14 19 -14 25
21 Cardiff City 22 7 4 11 19 27 11 4 2 5 9 10 11 3 2 6 10 17 -8 25
22 Wigan Athletic 22 6 6 10 22 32 11 2 3 6 8 18 11 4 3 4 14 14 -10 24
23 Blackpool 22 6 5 11 24 33 11 3 2 6 12 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -9 23
24 Huddersfield Town 21 5 4 12 19 27 11 4 2 5 10 10 10 1 2 7 9 17 -8 19

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 22 12 8 2 43 23 11 7 4 0 23 10 11 5 4 2 20 13 20 44
2 Sheffield United 22 12 5 5 36 19 11 6 3 2 23 11 11 6 2 3 13 8 17 41
3 Blackburn Rovers 22 12 0 10 25 26 11 8 0 3 18 11 11 4 0 7 7 15 -1 36
4 Norwich City 22 10 5 7 30 23 11 5 3 3 18 12 11 5 2 4 12 11 7 35
5 Preston North End 22 9 7 6 22 21 11 3 4 4 7 11 11 6 3 2 15 10 1 34
6 Watford 22 9 7 6 28 22 11 6 2 3 17 10 11 3 5 3 11 12 6 34
7 Reading 22 10 2 10 24 30 11 7 1 3 16 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -6 32
8 Millwall 22 9 5 8 27 26 11 7 2 2 17 8 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 32
9 Swansea City 22 8 7 7 27 29 11 5 2 4 15 14 11 3 5 3 12 15 -2 31
10 Queens Park Rangers 22 9 4 9 26 27 11 5 2 4 15 13 11 4 2 5 11 14 -1 31
11 Luton Town 22 7 9 6 24 24 11 2 7 2 14 12 11 5 2 4 10 12 0 30
12 Middlesbrough 22 8 6 8 31 27 11 4 5 2 13 11 11 4 1 6 18 16 4 30
13 Sunderland 22 8 6 8 30 25 11 3 4 4 14 12 11 5 2 4 16 13 5 30
14 Coventry City 20 8 5 7 21 19 9 5 1 3 10 6 11 3 4 4 11 13 2 29
15 Birmingham City 22 7 8 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 11 4 3 4 10 10 3 29
16 Bristol City 22 7 6 9 30 30 11 4 3 4 13 10 11 3 3 5 17 20 0 27
17 Stoke City 22 7 5 10 24 29 11 3 3 5 13 16 11 4 2 5 11 13 -5 26
18 Rotherham United 22 6 8 8 26 29 11 4 3 4 18 15 11 2 5 4 8 14 -3 26
19 West Bromwich Albion 21 6 8 7 26 25 11 3 4 4 14 14 10 3 4 3 12 11 1 26
20 Hull City 22 7 4 11 25 39 11 4 0 7 11 20 11 3 4 4 14 19 -14 25
21 Cardiff City 22 7 4 11 19 27 11 4 2 5 9 10 11 3 2 6 10 17 -8 25
22 Wigan Athletic 22 6 6 10 22 32 11 2 3 6 8 18 11 4 3 4 14 14 -10 24
23 Blackpool 22 6 5 11 24 33 11 3 2 6 12 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -9 23
24 Huddersfield Town 21 5 4 12 19 27 11 4 2 5 10 10 10 1 2 7 9 17 -8 19

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.