Ace Football previews the Championship round 35 match between Portsmouth and Hull and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Portsmouth enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hull swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Portsmouth vs Hull
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Charlton by 1-3, before winning 1-3 against Millwall. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Wrexham. Portsmouth won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Hull Form
Hull collected one win from their last three matches, as Chelsea won by 0-4. Queens Park Rangers were too strong as well, winning 1-3, before Hull won 4-2 against Derby. Hull recorded no less than five in their previous six Championship away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 12 themselves while allowing four goals against.
Betting facts for Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth and Hull played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Hull have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Hull matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Hull away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Hull away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Hull have won the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Portsmouth vs Hull
It’s been a great season for Oli McBurnie so far with 13 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Hull want him to continue this productive spell against Portsmouthon Saturday.
Popular markets: Portsmouth vs Hull
Full-time result
Portsmouth claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Hull won seven of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost two of the games in this run. Hull did not lose any of their last 7 matches away from home. Hull have not lost to Portsmouth in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Hull scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Hull should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Portsmouth only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Hull claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Portsmouth and Hull.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Portsmouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Hull, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches.
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