Hull vs Sunderland Prediction: Black Cats to claw the Tigers

Hull City welcome Sunderland to the MKM Stadium in the EFL Championship on Sunday (15:00, Sky Sports Football), looking to bounce back from their 4-0 hammering against Norwich City. The Tigers had won three on the bounce before that.

Sunderland are top of the table and salvaged a draw against Leeds United before the international break. Read on for my Hull vs Sunderland prediction, featuring the latest match odds and team news.

Hull vs Sunderland Odds

Hull are 2/1, or a 33.3% chance to win this match. Sunderland are priced at 11/8, which gives them an implied probability of 42.1%. The draw is available at 12/5 (29.4%).

Both teams to score is on offer at 4/7 and over 2.5 goals can be backed at 8/11.

Sunderland's Romaine Mundle has scored three goals in the Championship this season. He is valued at 9/1 to open the scoring, or 3/1 to score anytime on Sunday,

His teammate Eliezer Mayenda has two for himself and he is 2/1 to find the back of the net at any stage during this contest.

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Team News

Ryan Longman remains sidelined with a shoulder injury for Hull, with the player yet to make a first-team appearance this season. Timothee Lo-Tutala is also receiving treatment for a leg problem as the wait for his Tigers' debut continues.

Tim Walter could freshen things up after the heavy defeat to Norwich last time out. The likes of Ryan Giles and Steven Alzate will be pushing to start against the Black Cats this weekend.

Sunderland attacker Mayenda has seen his impressive start to the season hampered by injuries. He has two goals and two assists in the second tier so far, so fans will be hoping he is fit to play on Humberside this Sunday.

Ian Poveda is out with a muscle issue, having just played 44 minutes of football for Sunderland, further highlighting how much of a risk it was to hand him a three-year deal in the summer because of his injury record.

Regis Le Bris' midfield of Dan Neil, Jobe Bellingham and Chris Rigg should remain in place as his side seek to pick up their seventh win of the campaign.

Sunderland and both teams to score @ 3/1

Surprisingly, Sunderland to win and both teams to score has only been a winning selection once away from home this season so far. The Black Cats have won two of their four trips on the road this term and one of them was to nil.

As the league leaders, Sunderland know that if they are to maintain their current position, they need to be as strong away from home as they are at the Stadium of Light. They have been beaten twice on the road, and they will look to show their strength at Hull on Sunday.

The Tigers have been improving in recent weeks after a slow start, but they are still finding life difficult when they are facing the teams that are higher in the table. Sunderland will be another tough test for them, but after their showing against Norwich, I feel as though another defeat beckons for Walter's side.

Sunderland may have just won two of their last five in the league, but I feel as though the international break came at a good time for them. They've been given two weeks to regroup and assess what's been working and what hasn't.

I am expecting a fast start from them at the MKM Stadium and over the course of 90 minutes, I think they will have too much for Hull to handle. Although, I've added both teams to score to my selection because the Tigers have looked sharper going forward, and I think they can at least grab a consolation goal in this encounter.

Trai Hume to receive a card @ 13/5

I think there is value to be had in backing Sunderland right-back Trai Hume to pick up a yellow card on Sunday. The defender has picked up four already this term and one more before the 19-game mark of the campaign will result in a one-game suspension.

Unfortunately for him I think he will reach this threshold at the weekend. Hume can be quite reckless in the challenge, but he can also be quite foolish with his interactions with the officials when protesting certain decisions.

Hume has committed just seven fouls this term, which highlights this, and so he is averaging 0.78 per game. As I've said, he can be reckless with the fouls he does commit but also his behaviour around the officials can often cause problems for him and his teammates.

I correctly tipped him to get carded against Middlesbrough earlier in the season, so I fancy my chances of seeing this land again.

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