Championship: Hull vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 6 match between Hull and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Hull enjoy home advantage, when visitors Southampton swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is one points and five places.

Form: Hull vs Southampton

Hull Form

In their last three matches, Hull lost 0-3 against Blackburn, 4-2 against Bristol City and drew 2-2 with Swansea. Hull only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 0-3 against Norwich, before recording a 2-2 draw with Watford. Another draw followed then, this time 0-0 against Portsmouth. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Southampton won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for Hull and Southampton

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

In-form players: Hull vs Southampton

Matt Crooks is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. The Saints look to Ryan Manning, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Hull claimed a modest five 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 three. Southampton won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Southampton didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.

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, Southampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Southampton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Southampton have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Hull when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hull, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Southampton, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.