West Brom will attempt to breathe new life into their promotion playoff quest as they travel to Hull City for a Friday night Championship fixture. The Baggies have been poor travellers lately but will be relying on their superb record in this fixture.
Hull City head into the stage of the season where they have little to play for. Their only target at the moment is a top 10 finish as they are well clear of the relegation zone and also not in the mix for a promotion playoff finish.
Things have not been particularly smooth for Hull City lately as they are winless in their last four Championship matches. They head into Friday’s clash off the back of a 1-0 defeat to Bristol City in their previous fixture.
Hull City have also found things difficult at the MKM Stadium with just two wins in their last 10 matches across all competitions. Liam Rosenior’s men were held to a 0-0 draw by Preston North End in their previous home fixture.
West Brom have been on a steady decline down the table in recent weeks and have now slipped into the bottom half. Mathematically, they are still in the mix for a promotion playoff finish, sitting just four points off the top six.
The Baggies breathed some life into their promotion playoff quest last time out as they claimed a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough. Daryl Dike struck a brace early in the first half.
While West Brom will be keen to use that result as a springboard for a turnaround in fortunes, they travel to Hull City with a poor record on their travels. Carlos Corberan’s men have lost their last three away matches, although they did claim wins at Bristol City and Luton Town before beginning that poor run.
How the bookies view it
West Brom have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 11/8 by bet365. A victory for Hull City is valued at 21/10 by William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 23/10 by SBK.
Head to head
West Brom have a 12-4 advantage with four draws from 20 previous matches with Hull City. The Baggies have also won the last six meetings and claimed a 5-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in August.
Players to watch
Oscar Estupinan is the leading scorer for Hull City with 12 Championship goals and will be the one to watch on Friday. The forward also netted a brace in the reverse fixture and is priced at 21/10 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet again.
Coming off his brace in the win over Middlesbrough, Daryl Dike could be worth keeping an eye on for West Brom. The striker is priced at 9/4 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were seven goals in the reverse fixture and another high scoring encounter could be on the cards on Friday. Over 3.5 goals is priced at 3/1 with BoyleSports, over 2.5 goals is valued at 6/5 with BetVictor while William Hill is offering odds of 11/10 on both teams to score.
West Brom have opened the scoring in the last six meetings with Hull City and could be backed to grab the first goal on Friday at 10/11 with Paddy Power.
This England Championship match between Hull City and West Brom will be played on Mar 3, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Hull City vs West Brom prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
