Hull vs Brentford PREVIEW & PREDICTION 15/12/2018

Hull City and Brentford meet at Kingston Communications Stadium, in a match for the 22nd round of the Championship. The history of recent direct matches is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 06-05-2018, ended with a draw by (1-1). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Hull City presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Hull City:

After 5 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 21 points won. In the last match, they tied in an away match against Millwall, by (2-2), after in the previous match they won by (2-3) out in a match against Queens Park Rangers. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats in their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Hull City has won 2, tied 3 and lost 5, for which they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 10 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 10 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 21 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

The Hull City comes to this game with a draw, 2-2, on the grounds of Millwall: the goals of the team were marked by Henriksen Grosicki. It is important to emphasize that the locals no longer lose three consecutive games in this competition. In this game against Brentford, coach Nigel Adkins must play in the usual 4-2-3-1, benefiting the change of passes and organized attacks, however, in some moments of the game should act only in counterattack. The best scorers of Hull City are Fraizer Campbell and Jarrod Bowen, both with 6 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach will not be able to count MacDonald, Jordy de Wijs, Evandro and Burke, players recovering from injury.

Probable Alignment: D. Marshall, E. Lichaj, R. Burke, T. Kane, T. Elphick, M. Henriksen, J. Irvine, D. Batty, J. Bowen, F. Campbell, K. Grosicki.

Brentford:

After 5 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 18 th position, with 22 points won. In the last match, they have lost at home against Swansea City by (2-3), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against West Bromwich Albion, by (1-1). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not affected by the home team, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Brentford won 5 points out of 30 possible, after 5 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 10 away matches. In the games that he played as a visitor for the championship there is a score that is often repeated at the end of the 90 ‘, the 1-1, which happened in 4 of his 11 games. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback.

The whole of Brentford comes to this game with a snub, by 2-3, in the reception at Swansea, thus registering the fifth consecutive game without beating in this competition: the goals were scored by Benrahma and Watkins. On this day, against Hull City, coach Thomas Frank will have to line up in 4-2-3-1, benefiting defensive organization and fast transitions, especially through the flanks. Striker Neal Maupay is the best scorer of Brentford, with 13 goals scored. For this game the coach can count on all his players.

Probable alignment: D. Bentley, H. Dalsgaard, C. Mepham, R. Henry, E. Konsa, R. Sawyers, J. McEachran, N. Yennaris, N. Maupay, O. Watkins, S. Benrahma.


PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.68

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