Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Sunderland (4th, 76 pts) and Hull City (21st, 49 pts). Sunderland's recent output lagged their position: 24th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Sunderland ran at 1.26 scored and 0.96 conceded, Hull City at 0.96 and 1.17.
19 meetings are on record — 7 won by Sunderland, 5 by Hull City, 7 drawn, at 2.37 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 26% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 32% of the meetings.
The venue was Stadium of Light in Sunderland, with room for 49,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Hull City led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Hull City: Anthony Patterson (18' og)




