Hull City begin their Carabao Cup campaign with a first-round trip to League Two side Bradford City.
It has been a poor start to the season for Bradford City, who are still seeking their first win after two matches. They began with a 0-0 home draw with Doncaster Rovers before suffering a 3-2 defeat at Barrow last Saturday.
Both results are an extension of a poor preseason campaign as Bradford City are now winless in their last four matches across all competitions. They have suffered three defeats and also failed to score in two matches in that run.
The manner of the defeat to Barrow will be particularly disappointing to manager Mark Hughes as they twice came from behind to level matters before conceding the winner deep into added time.
However, that is also a testament to the state of Bradford City’s defence as they have now conceded at least three goals in three of their last four matches.
While Bradford City are struggling in League Two, Hull City are enjoying a bright start to the season two levels above them. The Tigers are looking confident at the moment and are unbeaten after two matches in the Championship.
Hull City began their campaign with a come from behind 2-1 victory over Bristol City in their opening Championship fixture. They followed that up with a with a solid defensive showing to earn a 0-0 draw at Preston North End last Saturday.
Manager Shota Averladze made eight new summer signings, a number of which have already begun to settle down quickly. In fact, both goals in the opening weekend win over Bristol City were scored by new signings Ozan Tufan and Jean Michael Seri.
How the bookies view it
Hull City have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 13/10 by William Hill to claim the win. A victory for Bradford City is valued at 43/20 by Unibet while bet365 is offering odds of 13/5 for a draw.
Head to head
Hull City have a 4-3 edge with two draws from nine previous matches with Bradford City. The most recent meeting between both teams was a friendly in 2011 which ended 3-1 in favour of Hull City.
Players to watch
Andy Cook was on target in Bradford City’s defeat to Barrow and could be worth keeping an eye on. The forward is priced at odds of 13/5 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Tuesday.
One of the more exciting prospects for Hull City this season is Oscar Estupiñan, who was brought in from Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes. The attacker can be tipped to open his scoring account on Tuesday at 2/1 with Paddy Power.
Anything else catch the eye?
Bradford City and Hull City often enjoy an open style of play which means goals can be expected on Tuesday. Both teams can be backed to score at 4/5 with bet365, over 2.5 goals is also worth considering at 10/11 with BoyleSports while 10bet is offering odds of 9/4 for over 3.5 goals.
Both teams have had to come from behind this season with some late showings and could be backed to score in the second half at 12/5 with bet365.
This EFL Cup match between Bradford City and Hull City will be played on Aug 9, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Bradford City vs Hull City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
