Hull City will do battle with visiting team Derby County at MKM Stadium in this Championship tie on Saturday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Hull City v Derby County, scroll down - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Hull City
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Hull City are hoping to win again after their last result, a 2-1 Championship success versus Preston North End.
In that game, Hull City had 44% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Hull City was Joe Gelhardt (50', 67'). For their opponents, Preston North End had 16 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Lewis Gibson (34') scored for Preston North End.
Hull City have been quite ineffective in attack of late. Their goals record equals just 4 against opposing sides during their previous six fixtures. In those games, Hull City have also seen the tally of goals scored against them total 5.
Their past results show that Hull City:
- have not emerged victorious against Derby County in their last 4 matches in the league.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
Derby County
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Derby County will come into the clash after a 1-3 Championship win with the eclipse of West Bromwich Albion in their most recent match.
In that game, Derby County managed 28% possession and 5 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Derby County, the goalscorers were Ebou Adams (7'), Jerry Yates (30') and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (87'). For their opponents, West Bromwich Albion had 13 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Adam Armstrong (70') was the scorer for West Bromwich Albion.
In the course of their six previous matches, John Eustace's Derby County have turned their attacks into goals a total of 7 times - yielding them a goals per game average of 1.17.
Heading into this contest, Derby County haven't been defeated in their previous 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head clashes going back to 09/02/2019 tells us that Hull City have won 1 of these and Derby County 4, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
In all, 12 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them from The Tigers and 8 created by The Rams. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 2.
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Championship match day 12 on 26/10/2024 when it finished Derby County 1-1 Hull City.
That time, Derby County managed 42% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Dajaune Brown (66').
Hull City had 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Xavier Simons (57') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Tom Nield.
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Team News: Hull City
Doฤukan Sinik (Leg injury), Louie Barry (Knee injury), Mohamed Belloumi (Cruciate ligament tear) and Liam Millar (Cruciate ligament injury) arenโt available for Hull City boss Rubรฉn Sellรฉs.
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Team News: Derby County
Derby County boss John Eustace has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Curtis Nelson (Torn knee ligaments), Kemar Roofe (Hamstring injury), Ben Osborn (Hamstring injury), Callum Elder (Knock), Corey Blackett-Taylor (Hamstring injury), Lars-Jรธrgen Salvesen (Cruciate ligament tear), Ryan Nyambe (Hamstring injury), Joe Ward (Knee surgery), Jacob Widell Zetterstrรถm (Facial injury), Dajaune Brown (Hamstring injury) and David Ozoh (Torn thigh muscle) are those who canโt be considered.
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Prediction
In this match, Derby County should have enough to find the net against this Hull City lineup, but it might not be enough to avoid defeat.
We reckon that it will be a narrow 2-1 win for Hull City after the 90. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, staking on Hull City can be had for 2.4, a bet on the draw is 3.1 & selecting a win for Derby County gets you 3.2. These are the best of the returns available right now.
Lucas Pereira,
10:18 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Hull City
Formed: 1904
Stadium: MKM Stadium (25,586)
Captain: Lewis Coyle
Chairman: Acun Ilฤฑcalฤฑ
Manager: Rubรฉn Sellรฉs
Competitions: Championship position 20
๐ Key Player: Joรฃo Pedro
Normally taking up the Striker position, Joรฃo Pedro was born in Ipatinga, Brazil. Having made a first senior appearance for Atlรฉtico Mineiro in the 2010 season, the dangerous Forward has hit 6 league goals in this Championship 2024 - 2025 season so far in 33 appearances.