Ace Football previews the Championship round 20 match between Hull and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Hull enjoy home advantage, when visitors Watford swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Hull are number 24 in the table on 15 points after 19 matches. Watford rank as number 7 with 30 points after 18 matches played.
Team form: Hull vs Watford
Hull Form
In their last three matches, Hull lost 0-2 against Sheffield Wednesday, 3-1 against Middlesbrough and 0-1 against Blackburn. Hull are without a win in their last six Championship matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored three goals.
Watford Form
Watford are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Plymouth. Then, they took out Bristol City 1-0, followed by a 0-0 draw with Queens Park Rangers. Watford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.
Betting stats for Hull and Watford
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Hull and Watford played across all tournaments.
- In the last 9 Hull matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Hull matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Hull have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 8 Hull matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Hull have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Watford away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Watford have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Hull vs Watford
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Joao Pedro will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Watford hope Vakoun Issouf Bayo can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Hull vs Watford
Full-time result
Hull won only once in their last 10 outings at The MKM Stadium, but they drew three and lost six in this run. Watford won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home. Hull lost their last 6 matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Hull scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Watford should be able to score at least once on Wednesday as Hull failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Watford managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Hull have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Watford.
Total goals
Hull saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Hull conceded a goal in their last 16 matches.
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