Hull City welcome Norwich City to the MKM Stadium for a Friday Night Championship fixture with both teams looking to snap out difficult patches. Hull often do some good work at home and should have the edge over Norwich, who have found things difficult on their recent travels.
Hull City head into Friday’s clash off the back of a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City in an FA Cup clash last weekend. They fell behind early in the contest and laboured for much of the encounter before Matthew Jacob struck the equaliser three minutes from time.
That result means Hull City have now picked up just one win from their last five matches across all competitions and were beaten 3-1 at Sheffield Wednesday last time out in the Championship. Their leaky defence has been a major problem for much of the season and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in all five matches.
Although things have been rough for Hull City lately, the MKM Stadium has provided some refuge as they have done some good work in front of their fans. Liam Rosenior’s men have won five of their last seven Championship home matches.
Norwich City are also coming off a draw as they were held 1-1 by Bristol Rovers in their FA Cup third round clash last weekend. They struck first through Ashley Barnes but were quickly opened back by the visitors and neither team could claim the upper hand.
That was the second straight draw for Norwich City, who were also held 1-1 by Southampton in their previous Championship fixture. Both results mean David Wagner’s men are winless in their last four matches across all competitions and are currently in the bottom half of the Championship standings.
Norwich City have also been poor travellers this season and have picked up just two wins from their last 11 Championship away matches. They have lost their last two fixtures on the road, suffering 1-0 defeats to Millwall and West Brom.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Hull City as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 19/20 with William Hill. A victory for Norwich City is valued at 11/4 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 14/5 by 10bet.
Recent head to head
Norwich City have won the last two matches against Hull City, including a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in August. However, both fixtures have come at Carrow Road with Hull unbeaten in the last four matches at the MKM Stadium, claiming three wins in that run.
Players two watch
Aaron Connolly is the leading scorer for Hull City with eight Championship goals and will be the one to watch on Friday. The forward has also found the net in two of the last three home matches and is priced at 19/10 by Unibet to maintain his scoring run.
Jon Rowe will be the one to watch for Norwich City as he looks to add to his 10 Championship goals this City. The attacker was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 9/2 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have attacking quality and could be backed to score on Friday at 8/13 with bet365. The last four meetings have produced over 2.5 goals which is priced at 7/19 with Unibet. Hull City also saw over 3.5 goals in their Championship home fixture and a repeat is priced at 37/20 with Unibet.
Hull City have scored in both halves in two of their last three hoke matches and Friday’s clash could be set to follow a similar pattern at 7/4 with bet365.
This England Championship match between Hull City and Norwich City will be played on Jan 12, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Hull City vs Norwich City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
