After Sunderland edged the reverse fixture not so long ago, Hull will be motivated to get revenge. However, while we do not feel that they will do enough to earn maximum points, the Tigers need to bounce back somewhere and a point would be viewed as a good result.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sunderland win with a probability of 45.09%. A win for Hull City had a probability of 30.27% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.2%) and 2-0 (7.32%). The likeliest Hull City win was 1-2 (7.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.58%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.