Hull City will look to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League when they host Sunderland at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday afternoon, kick-off at 16h00.The Tigers find themselves placed 17th on the log coming into this match - one position and two points above Swansea, who occupy the final relegation place. The Black Cats, on the other hand, are placed dead last and their condemnation to the lower league was confirmed last weekend when they lost 1-0 at home to Bournemouth.Hull recorded a 0-0 draw away to Southampton last weekend to claim their first point on the road since a stalemate with Manchester United at Old Trafford in February. Yet it is their home form which has underpinned their against-the-odds battle against relegation: under manager Marco Silva they have won their last four successive league matches at the KCOM Stadium.Hull and Sunderland have met in 12 previous matches across all competitions: the Black Cats have claimed seven wins compared to four for the Tigers, while just one game ended in a draw. The teams’ most recent clash was in the league back in November last year: Sunderland claimed a resounding 3-0 win (despite finishing the game with 10 men) thanks to an opening strike from Jermain Defoe and a second-half brace from Victor Anichebe.
Hull City v Sunderland - head-to-head, all competitions
Matches played 12
Hull wins 4
Sunderland wins 7
Draws 1
Hull goals 12
Sunderland goals 18
Form guide (last five results, most recent first, all competitions)
Hull - DWLLW
Sunderland - LLDLL