Championship: Hull vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Hull and Southampton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Southampton come to a neutral venue for the Championship match on Saturday, Hull will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Hull vs Southampton

Hull Form

Hull look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Norwich by 2-1, before drawing 0-0 with Millwall. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Millwall 0-2. Hull only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Preston with a 1-3 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 0-0 game against Middlesbrough. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Middlesbrough. Southampton recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Championship, in which they banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding five. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting facts for Hull and Southampton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Hull and Southampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Hull vs Southampton

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Cyle Larin has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because The Saints bank on him to build on these numbers against Hull. The latter relies on Oli McBurnie, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Hull claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Southampton won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost one of the games in this run. Hull did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Hull have beaten Southampton in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Hull scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Southampton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Southampton managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Hull were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Southampton have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Hull.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hull, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Southampton. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these.