This is an EFL Cup Round 3 tie between Sunderland and Hull City, both Premier League sides looking to reach the fourth round. CheckLive’s number favours Sunderland at 51%, but the signal strength is low, so this is essentially a toss-up — a draw is a realistic outcome over 90 minutes.
Sunderland’s last five include a 1-0 win over Fulham, a 1-2 loss at Ipswich Town, then friendly victories against Rennes (2-1), Lens (2-0) and Wrexham (1-0). Hull City have struck a rich vein recently: 1-0 over Coventry City, a 6-5 EFL Cup win against Stoke City, and a standout 2-0 Premier League victory over Manchester United, though their latest outings included a 0-0 draw with Nice and a 0-2 friendly loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.
The head-to-head is dead level: from eight meetings, each side has three wins with two draws, and Hull took the most recent encounter 2-1 in a July friendly. With home advantage marginal and both teams in decent form, the key thing to watch is who copes better with a cup tie that looks far closer than the fixture list might suggest.
