Stoke City vs Hull City Prediction and Betting Tips


The action continues in round 18 of the EFL Championship com Stoke City i City of Hull was played at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday. The two teams go into the weekend with mixed results, with the Tigers suffering a disappointing defeat at home to Ipswich Town.

Stoke City won in style again as they defeated Charlton Athletic 3-0 when the two sides met at the bet365 Stadium on Tuesday.

Before that, the Potters saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on 8 November when they went down 1-0 at home to Coventry City, two weeks before suffering a 2-1 defeat against Leicester City.

In fairness, it has been a good start to the campaign for Stoke, who currently sit second in the Championship table, level on 30 points with third-placed Middlesbrough and 10 points adrift of league leaders Coventry.

Hull City, meanwhile, were unable to arrest their midweek slump in form as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Middlesbrough at the MKM Stadium. The Tigers have now lost three of their last four games, after going undefeated in each of the six games prior to this streak (4W 2D).

Hull City have collected 25 points from their 17 Championship games so far to sit 11th in the league table, but could go level on points with third-placed Millwall with a win this weekend.

Stoke City vs Hull City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

  • With 36 wins from the last 106 meetings between the two long-standing rivals, Stoke City hold a superior record in the history of this fixture.
  • Hull City have won 22 times since their first meeting in November 1907, while the spoils have been shared on 20 occasions.
  • Stoke City are unbeaten in five of their last six games at home, amassing four wins and a draw since the start of September.
  • Hull City are winless in nine of their last 11 away games in the Championship, losing six and drawing three since the second week of April.

Stoke City vs Hull City Prediction

What looked like a resurgent spell has begun to unravel for Hull City, who have now lost three of their last four games and will be looking for a morale-boosting result.

Stoke City have been rock solid at home of late though, and we're backing them to pick up where they left off against Charlton Athletic, heaping more misery on the Tigers.

prediction: Stoke City 2-1 Hull City

Stoke City vs Hull City betting tips

Tip 1: Result – Stoke City win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals – Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in four of Stoke City's last five games)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards – No (There have been fewer than five bookings in eight of the last 10 meetings between the two teams)