Beale will hope that the only way is up with his Sunderland side after the defeat at the weekend. Nevertheless, Hull will be motivated to deliver an important win in the playoff race, and given that they are more settled under Rosenior, we are backing them to earn it.
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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 Hull City win with a probability of 39.91%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 35.06% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.6%) and 2-0 (6.34%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 1-2 (8.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.75%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 8% likelihood.
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