Sunderland vs Hull City Predictions

• Hull haven’t won at the Stadium of Light since 2014
• Jack Clarke has scored 13 goals for Sunderland this season
• Hull have scored on five of their last eight visits to Sunderland

Expect a livelier contest at Stadium of Light

These two last met at the MKM Stadium on Boxing Day when Sunderland ran out 1-0 winners thanks to a late Jack Clarke winner.

It was something of a sucker punch for the Tigers who dominated the contest without ever really threatening to put the contest to bed.

A smash and grab win for the Black Cats was a huge bonus for Michael Beale’s men who enjoyed the festive period with two wins and a draw.

However, things haven’t gone so well since and Sunderland were knocked out of the FA Cup by bitter rivals Newcastle and followed it up with a 2-1 defeat at promotion-chasing Ipswich last time out.

Back on home soil they will fancy their chances and we predict a home win for the Black Cats with a 2-1 score-line our correct-score prediction.

Clarke too hot to handle

Sunderland winger Jack Clarke scored the winner in the last meeting between these two, and the in-form youngster is fancied to find the net once again.

Clarke is attracting plenty of attention thanks to his exploits this season, and we predict another goal for the 23-year-old.

Hull won the shots on target count 6-3 at the MKM Stadium on Boxing Day and Sunderland will be wary of the threat posed by the East Yorkshire side, who lost 2-1 to Norwich last time out.

That was a disappointing result on home soil but the Tigers still managed to get on the scoresheet despite a limp display, and a consolation goal is our prediction for this clash on Friday.