Championship: Hull vs Stoke – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 25 match between Hull and Stoke and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Stoke come to The MKM Stadium for the Championship match on Thursday, Hull will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Hull approach the next Championship round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 41 points this season so far. With 24 games behind them, Stoke amassed 34 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.

Form: Hull vs Stoke

Hull Form

Hull look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat West Bromwich by 1-0, before drawing 2-2 with Sheffield Wednesday. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Middlesbrough 0-1. Hull claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Watford before drawing 0-0 with Preston. They were defeated once again, when Sheffield United ran out 1-2 winners. Stoke claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats for Hull and Stoke

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Hull and Stoke. 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 Stoke

Oli McBurnie found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Ben Pearson just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Hull vs Stoke

Full-time result

Hull won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Stoke won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Hull are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Stoke have beaten Hull in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Hull scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Stoke only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Hull probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as Stoke managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Hull and Stoke.

Total goals

Hull saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Stoke, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.8 times goals per game themselves.