Hull City vs Leicester City: How to Watch, Betting Odds & Prediction

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Written by: Luke Stanbury

Table-topping Leicester City chase three vital points when they travel to promotion-chasing Hull City on Saturday afternoon. 

How to Watch Hull vs Leicester in the UK

The match is not being broadcast live in the UK. Highlights will be available on Sky Sports shortly after full-time. Kick-off is set for 3pm at the MKM Stadium.

Recent Form

Despite a triumphant victory over Premier League Bournemouth in the FA Cup to confirm their advancement to the quarter-finals, Leicester City have waned significantly in regards to their league form, losing three out of their past four matches, including a harrowing defeat to title competitors Leeds United.

Enzo Maresca’s Leicester City have stumbled significantly of late in their pursuit of championship glory, succumbing to three consecutive defeats before return to winning ways at Sunderland on Tuesday evening. They find themselves just three points clear of Ipswich Town, who have won their last six consecutive matches.

Hull City, on the other hand, are unbeaten in their last six league matches (W3, D3), since a 1-0 defeat to Swansea on Matchday 31. Since the aforementioned defeat in South-West Wales, Hull have emerged victorious in three consecutive 2-1 scorelines away from home, overpowering Rotherham, Huddersfield and Southampton. Draws against West Brom, Preston and Birmingham have since followed, leaving the Tigers in sixth. 

Hull remain two points off West Brom in fifth but have a considerably worst goal difference whilst also having played a game more. 

Team News

Hull City:

Persistent injury concerns at centre-forward continue to prove troublesome for Liam Rosenior and his Hull side. Manchester City loanee Liam Delap remains sidelined due to an extensive knee injury and a return date is still unclear. Delap bagged the only goal of the game in an impressive 1-0 victory for the Tigers in the reverse fixture at Leicester earlier this season.

Fellow forward Aaron Connolly missed the draws to Preston and Birmingham due to a dead leg and could be a doubt for Saturday. Utilising Liverpool loanee Fabio Carvalho as a false nine may prove to be Rosenior’s only feasible option. Abdulkadir Omur has battled fitness troubles of late, but is in contention for the clash against Leicester.

Leicester City:

Injuries to Ricardo Pereira and Dennis Praet has left Maresca with scarce midfield options heading into the Hull match. Prior to last week's home defeat to QPR, Ricardo suffered a hamstring injury in training and will be sidelined until after the international break. Praet was withdrawn with a similar hamstring problem in the 2-1 loss to the R’s and with Wilfred Ndidi still unable to feature, City are left with just Harry Winks, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Yunus Akgun as their only fit senior options. 

Betting Odds

Despite their stuttering form, Leicester head into the game as favourites. 10Bet offer the Foxes at 6/5 to win outright, carrying an implied probability of 45.45%. Hull come in at 5/2 with Betfair to claim the three points, with an implied probability of 28.57%. 

The draw sits at 53/21 with vBet, carrying an implied probability of 28.38%. 

Prediction

OddsNow expect Leicester to maintain their winning ways in their trip to the MKM Stadium, despite a commendable effort from Rosenior’s men.

OddsNow's Pick: Leicester to win with BBTS (3/1 @ Sky Bet)

 

 

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