Stoke City vs Hull City Prediction and Betting Tips

The action continues in round 18 of the EFL Championship as Stoke City and Hull City square off at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday. Both sides head into the weekend fresh off contrasting results, with the Tigers suffering a disappointing home defeat against Ipswich Town.

Stoke City returned to winning ways in style as they thrashed Charlton Athletic 3-0 when the two sides met at the bet365 Stadium on Tuesday.

Before that, the Potters saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on November 8, when they fell to a 1-0 home loss against Coventry City, two weeks before suffering a 2-1 defeat against Leicester City.

In fairness, it has been a solid start to the campaign for Stoke, who currently sit second in the Championship table, level on 30 points with third-placed Middlesbrough and 10 points off league leaders Coventry.

Meanwhile, Hull City failed to arrest their slump in form in midweek when they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Middlesbrough at the MKM Stadium. The Tigers have now lost three of their last four games, having gone unbeaten in each of the six matches preceding this run (4W 2D).

Hull City have picked up 25 points from their 17 Championship matches so far to sit 11th in the league standings, but could move level on points with third-placed Millwall with a win this weekend.

Stoke City vs Hull City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

With 36 wins from the last 106 meetings between the two long-time rivals, Stoke City boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
Hull City have picked up 22 wins since their first encounter in November 1907, while the spoils have been shared on 20 occasions.
Stoke City are unbeaten in five of their most recent six home matches, picking up four wins and one draw since the start of September.
Hull City have failed to win nine of their last 11 Championship away games, losing six and claiming three draws since the second week of April.

Stoke City vs Hull City Prediction

What seemed like a resurgent spell has started to unravel for Hull City, who have now lost three of their most recent four matches and will be out to secure a morale-boosting result.

However, Stoke City have been rock-solid at home of late, and we are backing them to continue from where they left off against Charlton Athletic, heaping more misery on the Tigers.

Prediction: Stoke City 2-1 Hull City