Championship: Hull vs Plymouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 35 match between Hull and Plymouth and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Hull and Plymouth are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Tuesday at The MKM Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this Championship battle.

Ranked as number 21 in the Championship standings, Hull, have so far collected 33 points this season, while Plymouth collected 30 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 34 rounds.

Form: Hull vs Plymouth

Hull Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Hull recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Norwich. This was followed by a 0-1 win against Sunderland, before they lost 1-0 against Cardiff. Hull claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Plymouth Form

Plymouth are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Luton and a 1-1 draw with Cardiff. In their most recent match, they were defeated 3-1 at the hands of Manchester City. Plymouth came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to three.

Betting stats for Hull and Plymouth

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Hull and Plymouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Hull vs Plymouth

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Matt Crooks, 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 Plymouth.The visitors will be looking to Ryan Hardie to find the net once again, after managing four Championship goals for Plymouth in recent matches.

Betting markets: Hull vs Plymouth

Full-time result

Hull claimed one wins, drew four and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Plymouth won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Somehow Plymouth failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Plymouth have not lost to Hull in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Hull scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Plymouth only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Hull played. Plymouth managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Hull were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Plymouth have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Hull when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hull, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Plymouth played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process. Plymouth conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.