Championship: Hull vs Coventry – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 41 match between Hull and Coventry and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Coventry go up against Hull this coming Monday for a Championship meeting at The MKM Stadium.

Coventry enjoy the view from the top of the table with 83 points after 40 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Hull find themselves positioned as number 5 in the Championship with 67 points following 40 rounds.

Team form: Hull vs Coventry

Hull Form

Hull collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 3-0 against West Bromwich. They retaliated in a 3-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday, before drawing 1-1 with Oxford. Hull claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored 11 goals and conceded 12.

Coventry Form

Coventry won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-2 against Southampton, before beating Swansea 0-3. Another win followed, this time by 3-2 against Derby. Coventry recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Championship, in which they banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding five. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting stats for Hull and Coventry

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 Coventry played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Hull vs Coventry

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Joe Gelhardt, who is performing well for Hull. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Coventry.The visitors will be looking to Tatsuhiro Sakamoto to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Coventry in recent matches.

Betting markets: Hull vs Coventry

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 two of the games, whilst losing five. Coventry won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Coventry scored at least once in their previous 9 matches. Hull have not lost to Coventry in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Hull scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Coventry scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Hull played. Coventry should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Monday, as Hull only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Coventry claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Coventry have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Hull when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Hull’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Coventry, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves. Hull conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Coventry scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.