Hull v Coventry

Hull vs Coventry Preview

The English Championship action returns on Friday night after the recent international break and features this intriguing contest between Hull City and Coventry City at the MKM Stadium with a valuable three points up for grabs for both sides who'll be keen to hit the ground running again.

Hull City may have been fearing the worst following their opening day 2-1 defeat away from home at Norwich City but The Tigers look a different prospect under young manager, Liam Rosenior, who guided them to the safety of 15th place at the end of last season's campaign and the hosts have since rallied following that opening loss.

Three wins from their subsequent four league matches have seen Rosenior's side pick up important wins against Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers and most impressive of all, newly relegated Leicester City with the latter result being a 1-0 win away at the King Power Stadium.

The bigger picture shows Hull City have been handed just two defeats out of their last 14 matches overall in the Championship, both of which were away from home, while at their MKM Stadium, The Tigers have been a tough unit to break down, losing just once in their last 14 matches.

After losing to Luton Town in the Championship play-off final at Wembley at the end of last season, Coventry City have produced something of an indifferent start to this new English second tier campaign as the Sky Blues have captured just one win from their opening five games of the season which came in the form of a comprehensive 3-0 home win against an out-of-sorts Middlesbrough outfit.

Although Coventry City have also lost just once in their five league games to date, which was an opening day 2-1 loss away from home at Leicester City, the west midlands club have struggled to push on as they have been involved in three draws on the trot following the rout of Middlesbrough.

Points picked up in draws with Swansea City, Sunderland and Watford have not been enough to lift Coventry City up in to the top half of the Championship table and as a result, Mark Robin's side occupy a lowly 14th place in the early standings.

Nevertheless, the bigger picture underlines how tough Coventry City have been to beat also in recent times as the visitors have lost just two of their last 15 matches overall in the Championship.

Hull City v Coventry City Verdict

Hull City may therefore fancy their chances of turning over Coventry City here at the MKM Stadium given their recent winning momentum but goals look to be at a premium here on Friday night as no fewer than 11 of the last 12 meetings between these two clubs have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Hull City win @ 2.70

Correct score: Hull City 2-0 @ 13.00