In a second Championship matchup, Sunderland will play Hull City at the Stadium of Light on Friday. Recently, the home team has had trouble getting results in the league, and their hopes of making the playoffs are gradually fading away. Last time out, they played league leaders Burnley to a goalless draw and should not be upset because they didn’t have any real chances to change the outcome. With 54 points from 39 games, 12th-place Sunderland is in the middle of the table. This Friday, they will try to recover from their most recent setbacks and get their campaign back on track.
Frame have gotten through a troublesome run of results as of late and end up in the base portion of the table, despite the fact that they stay set to keep away from the drop. In their most recent match, they played 10-man Rotherham United to a goalless draw and will be disappointed not to have earned all three points. With 48 points so far, the visitors are 17th in the league and will be hoping to get even more this weekend.
Match Details
- Sunderland – Hull City
- Championship England
- Date – 07/04/2023
- Starting time – 16:30 UTC
- Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
Prediction
Sunderland has only won one of their last eight league games and is currently on a streak of consecutive draws. They might have trouble here because they haven’t won any of their last four games at home.
Body have likewise drawn their last two matches and have won only one of their last nine. Both teams are in good form right now, and if they play each other this weekend, they could split the spoils.
Prediction: Sunderland 1-1 Body City
Head-to-Head
- There have been 47 encounters between Hull and Sunderland. While the visitors have won 15 of those games, the hosts have won 22 of those games.
- The two teams have played 10 times to a draw, with their most recent encounter ending 1-1.
- In their last four competitive games against this opponent, the visitors have never lost.
- The hosts are without a spotless sheet in their last four games in this apparatus.
- Just six of the Dark Felines’ 14 association wins this season have come on home turf.
- Sunderland have scored 53 association objectives this season, the second-most noteworthy of the relative multitude of groups outside the season finisher spots.
Team news
After suffering a hamstring injury while on international duty with Northern Ireland last month, Sunderland defender Dan Ballard faces up to three weeks on the sidelines.
After missing time with a concussion, Dennis Cirkin made his return to the matchday squad against Burnley last week. The left back will be hoping to replace Lynden Gooch in the starting lineup.
Amad Diallo, a Manchester United loanee, may also make a comeback, putting Patrick Roberts or Alex Pritchard on the substitutes’ bench. Pierre Ekwah, who made his first senior start for the Black Cats against Burnley, may keep playing center midfield.
Oscar Estupinan, Hull’s leading scorer, was unable to play in the draw with Rotherham because of an injury to his ankle. However, Rosenior is optimistic that the Colombian striker will be able to play in the match against Sunderland.
Dimitris Pelkas, Aaron Connolly, Benjamin Tetteh, Cyrus Christie, Nathan Baxter, and Benjamin Tetteh continue to be sidelined as they recover from injuries.
Should Estupinan be considered fit to begin, Ryan Longman would be the most probable possibility to exit the beginning setup, while Ozan Tufan – who scored a late balancer in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland in December – could be reviewed to the primary XI to the detriment of Adama Traore.
Lineup
Sunderland:
- Patterson
- Hume, O’Nein, Batth, Cirkin
- Ekwah, Neil
- Roberts, Diallo, Clarke
- Gelhardt
Hull City:
- Darlow
- Coyle, Jones, McLoughlin, Greaves
- Slater, Seri
- Ebiowei, Tufan, Sayyadmanesh
- Estupinan
Betting Tips
Result: Goals – Over/Under 2.5 – Under 2.5 (Six of the teams’ last eight games have resulted in fewer than 2.5 goals) Both teams to score:
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