Hull City will be looking to breathe new life into their promotion playoff push as they travel to Sheffield Wednesday for a Championship fixture on New Year’s Day. The Tigers have dominated this fixture in recent times and should have the upper hand over the hosts, who are currently fighting for survival.
Sheffield Wednesday head into Monday’s clash off the back of a 1-0 victory over Preston North End in their previous Championship fixture. Marvin Johnson struck the only goal midway through the first half and they were able to beat back some intense pressure to hold on for the win.
That was a vital result for Sheffield United in their quest for survival and was only their second win in the last five matches having suffered three defeats in that run. Although they are still in the relegation zone, Danny Rohl’s men have now moved to within six points of safety.
Home form is often pivotal in a survival fight and Sheffield United have shown some fight at Hillsborough in recent times. They have won two of their last three home matches but were beaten 2-1 by Cardiff City in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
Hull City are currently holding on to the final promotion playoff spot, although the likes of Sunderland, Bristol City and Middlesbrough are breathing down their neck. Their recent form has been a bit erratic lately with three wins in the last five matches.
The Tigers did claim a victory last time out in the Championship as they triumphed 3-2 over Blackburn Rovers. Early efforts from Liam Delap and Aaron Connolly were cancelled out by Rovers before Alfie Jones netted the winner midway through the second half.
One problem for Hull City is their record on their recent travels having picked up just one win from their last five away matches. However, Liam Rosenior’s men can count victories over Middlesbrough and Championship leaders Leicester City among their away results this season and will be confident at Hillsborough.
How the bookies view it
Hull City have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 29/20 by Unibet to claim the win. A victory for Sheffield Wednesday is valued at 21/10 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 11/5 by BetVictor.
Recent head to head
Hull City have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning the last four matches against Sheffield Wednesday. The Tigers claimed a 4-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in August with Aaron Connolly among the goals.
Players to watch
Sheffield Wednesday often spread their goals across the team but Michael Smith could be the one to watch having netted a brace last time out at Hillsborough. The forward was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 14/5 by BetVictor to get on the score sheet on Monday.
Hull City also have plenty of attacking threat, particularly Liam Delap and Aaron Connolly, who have scored seven and eight Championship goals respectively this season. Delap is priced at 3/1 by Paddy Power to score anytime while Unibet is offering odds of 14/5 on Connolly in the same market.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were six goals in the reverse fixture and Monday’s clash could be set to produce another open encounter. Both teams could be backed to score at 10/11 with Unibet, who is also offering 5/4 for over 2.5 goals while over 3.5 goals is priced at 3/1 by bet365.
Hull City have opened the scoring in four of the last five meetings and could be backed to grab the first goal on Monday at 10/11 with Paddy Power.
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