Championship: Leeds vs Hull – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 40 match between Leeds and Hull and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bookmakers favour Hull to be victorious against Leeds in their upcoming Championship encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely this coming Monday. They should not underestimate Leeds, though.

Leeds are chasing the first place in the Championship after collecting 83 points from their initial 39 encounters. Hull trail them on 58 points after 38 rounds, sitting as number 9 in the table.

Team form: Leeds vs Hull

Leeds Form

Leeds look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 0-2 and 2-0 against Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Watford, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw. Leeds have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Championship matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 12 while conceding two goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Championship across the last six games.

Hull Form

Hull are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Birmingham and a 2-2 draw with Leicester. In their most recent match, they were defeated 0-2 at the hands of Stoke. Hull won four times in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded six goals while scoring eight themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Leeds and Hull

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 Leeds and Hull played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Leeds vs Hull

Fabio Carvalho shows decent form right now for Hull, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Leeds, who are strong favourites this coming Monday. Siding with Patrick Bamford also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Popular markets: Leeds vs Hull

Full-time result

Leeds won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Hull won five games, drew one and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Leeds are on a fantastic streak of no less than 14 matches in a row without defeat. Leeds are on a fantastic streak of no less than 27 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Hull remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Leeds have not lost to Hull in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Leeds scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Hull got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Leeds managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Hull performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Leeds’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Hull, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Leeds scored at least one goal in their last 14 matches.

Betting prediction: Leeds vs Hull

To sum up, the upcoming match between Leeds and Hull seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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