Hull City
Football England - FA Cup MKM Stadium Sun 11 Jan 09:30
Blackburn Rovers FC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

FA Cup Betting Preview: Hull vs Blackburn

Championship teams Hull and Blackburn square off at MKM Stadium, with kick-off set for 09:30 on Sunday 11 January.

Under 2.5 is Our Best Bet

We can’t resist the opportunity to back Under 2.5 when Hull go up against Blackburn. The Total Goals market provides the opportunity to take a price of -103 and we anticipate a return here.

Blackburn Came Out on Top in Last H2H Clash

Hull City were defeated last time out. MKM Stadium saw them beaten at home to Stoke City by a 1-0 scoreline in the Championship. The Tigers had 52% possession and recorded one shot on target.

Blackburn Rovers drew 2-2 in their previous game. This was at home in the Championship against Charlton Athletic at Ewood Park. The Lancashire club had five shots on goal and boasted 59% possession, with Moussa Baradji netting twice.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The scoreline was 3-0 in favour of away side Blackburn when last playing Hull, with the Championship clash taking place at MKM Stadium. In the past 10 H2H matches, there have been five Blackburn victories, four Hull wins and a draw.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
6 Hull logo Hull 46 21 10 15 70 66 4 70:66 73
20 Blackburn logo Blackburn 46 13 13 20 42 56 -14 42:56 52
View Full Table
Hull City – Last 10 League & FA Cup Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.4 goals from 10.4 attempts and 3.5 shots on goal. Hull have had 47.0% possession and 4.7 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.4 goals from 14.3 attempts and 4.8 shots on goal, while earning 5.7 corners.

Players to Watch

Oli McBurnie, Kyle Joseph and Joe Gelhardt are joint-top scorers with 3 goals on the board. Mohamed Belloumi is the leading assists maker with 3.

Blackburn Rovers – Last 10 League & FA Cup Games

Blackburn have 1 victory, 3 defeats and 6 draws, averaging 12.4 attempts, 2.8 shots on goal and 0.8 goals. The Riversiders average 49.5% possession, 5.6 corners awarded and 4.9 corners against them, while 1.0 goals have been conceded from 2.6 shots on goal and 10.3 attempts.

Players to Watch

Andri Gudjohnsen has top scored with 3, while Moussa Baradji and Yuki Ohashi are next best on 2. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Todd Cantwell, Lewis Miller and Sidnei Tavares who have all made 1.

Confirmed Lineups

Hull confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Dillon Phillips (GK), Cody Drameh, Akin Famewo, Charlie Hughes, Lewie Coyle, Kasey Palmer, Amir Hadziahmetovic, Joel Ndala, Darko Gyabi, Liam Millar, Oli McBurnie.

Blackburn confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Balazs Toth (GK), Tom Atcheson, Connor O'Riordan, Eiran Cashin, Lewis Miller, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Kristi Montgomery, Dion De Neve, Brandon Powell, Axel Henriksson, Nathan Dlamini.

Hull vs Blackburn Prediction & Betting Tips

We dive into the best Hull vs Blackburn betting angles, including a key match prediction, our corners pick, correct score forecast, top player prop bets and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’re not expecting these teams to score any more than two goals between them in this FA Cup game. On this basis, we’ll bet on Under 2.5 Goals which is currently priced at odds of -103.

Sportsgambler.com boast FA Cup expertise and that comes from knowing the team news once it’s announced. The latest form will also fuel our football betting tips and we make sure that the best stats are on hand.

Key Hull vs Blackburn FA Cup & league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Hull games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Hull games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 Hull games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Blackburn games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Blackburn games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Blackburn games on the road.
Under 2.5 Probability

The best betting sites make it a 50.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts have this probability close to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

Looking for Bigger Odds?

If you’re in search of a larger price and anticipate things being tight, then it might be worth looking at Under 1.5 Goals, with less than two goals needing to be scored overall.

Getting ready to place a wager? Check our updated guide for the latest betting offers, including free bets and the newest promos codes.

Our Match Prediction
Under 2.5 Goals @ -103 Bet Now BetMGM logo
BetMGM logo
BetMGM Promo Up To $1500 in Bonus Bets Get Bonus T&C apply. Gamble responsibly 18+
Disclosure: This preview contains affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. T&Cs apply. We only recommend licensed and regulated operators. See our Editorial Policy. Pick odds and lines reflect the price available at the time of publication (Jan 9, 15:38). Live market odds are updated regularly and may differ. 18+ (or legal age) | Gamble Responsibly.
Published 15:38, 09 January 2026

Correct Score Prediction

Hull Hull logo 1 - 1 Blackburn logo Blackburn

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing the two teams to draw 1-1. We can’t pass up the odds of +475 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Aodhan Doherty Over 0.5 Shots On Target -130 BetMGM logo

Aodhan Doherty (Blackburn) is available at -130 to record at least one shot on goal. We’ll take a chance with this Shots on Target pick as the betting odds look pretty attractive.

Latest Aodhan Doherty Player Prop Odds

Joe Gelhardt to Score +180 BetMGM logo

Joe Gelhardt (Hull) has been on the scoresheet in back-to-back matches. We’ll bear these numbers in mind and take odds of +180 that he is able to feature on the scoresheet when we wager on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Joe Gelhardt Player Prop Odds

Pick odds and lines correct at publication. Live market odds are updated regularly and may differ. T&Cs apply. 18+ (or legal age) | Gamble Responsibly.

Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -133 BetMGM logo

The 9.5 Total Corners line has been covered in three straight Hull home games, while there has been an average of 11.00 corners in the last five away matches involving Blackburn Rovers. The amount of corners might be larger than the line implies and that means a bet at odds of -133.

FA Cup & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Hull Logo Hull
Total
10.40 4.70 5.70
Home
9.60 4.80 4.80
Away
11.00 4.40 6.60
Blackburn Logo Blackburn
Total
10.50 5.60 4.90
Home
11.00 6.20 4.80
Away
9.70 5.40 4.30
Latest Corner Odds

Pick odds and lines correct at publication. Live market odds are updated regularly and may differ. T&Cs apply. 18+ (or legal age) | Gamble Responsibly.

Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Under 2.5 -103
Full-Time Result Draw +245
Shots On Target Aodhan Doherty Over 0.5 -130

You’re welcome to follow our bet builder which has two or less goals, a draw to be the outcome together with Aodhan Doherty (Blackburn) to finish with one or more shots on target.

The bet builder feature allows football punters to place a multiple wager on the same game. It results in you being able to place a tailored bet at a larger price based on the number of predictions made.

Pick odds and lines correct at publication. Live market odds are updated regularly and may differ. T&Cs apply. 18+ (or legal age) | Gamble Responsibly.

Hull vs Blackburn Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Make Hull Favourites to Win

The bookmakers have Hull City as +108 favourites for this FA Cup encounter, with the 1x2 odds suggesting that they are 48% likely to triumph. If you want to back the outsider, Blackburn Rovers are available at +225.

If you think Hull can overcome Blackburn, then there’s an Asian Handicap option where the former are -123 with a -0.25 deficit. There’s half your money back in the event of a draw.

The latest betting suggests it’s a close call between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals. BTTS Yes is on offer at -141 for anyone who wants to side with Both Teams to Score.

Hundreds of markets for every FA Cup match await you, with the best football betting sites providing a huge range of choice. A first-class service awaits whether you’re betting pre-match or In-Play.

Player Goals
Oliver McBurnie (Hull)
First
-
Anytime
--100
BetMGM Logo
Joe Gelhardt (Hull)
First
+180
Anytime
+480
BetMGM Logo
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn)
First
+185
Anytime
+500
BetMGM Logo
Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn)
First
+230
Anytime
+600
BetMGM Logo
Player Shots On Target
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn)
Over 0.5
-200
Under 0.5
+110
BetMGM Logo
Joe Gelhardt (Hull)
Over 0.5
-179
Under 0.5
+102
BetMGM Logo
Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn)
Over 0.5
-141
Under 0.5
-125
BetMGM Logo
Mohamed Bachir Belloumi (Hull)
Over 0.5
-132
Under 0.5
-130
BetMGM Logo
Live market odds and lines updated regularly. All odds subject to change. T&Cs apply. 18+ (or legal age) | Gamble Responsibly.
Best Betting Offers
Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Hull logo Hull Stats
Blackburn logo Blackburn Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 3 defeats and 6 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Hull vs Blackburn Lineups & Team News

Stay informed and review the Hull vs Blackburn team news before placing your bets. We’ll provide the predicted and confirmed lineups for the FA Cup along with up-to-date injury news.

Hull Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Hull Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

12 Dillon Phillips
18 Cody Drameh 23 Akin Famewo 4 Charlie Hughes 2 Lewie Coyle
45 Kasey Palmer 20 Amir Hadziahmetovic
19 Joel Ndala 24 Darko Gyabi 7 Liam Millar
9 Oli McBurnie
22 Balazs Toth
38 Tom Atcheson 26 Connor O'Riordan 20 Eiran Cashin 12 Lewis Miller
5 T. Gardner-Hickman 31 Kristi Montgomery 14 Dion De Neve 44 Brandon Powell
18 Axel Henriksson 52 Nathan Dlamini

Blackburn Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Hull Substitutes

  • 1Ivor Pandur
  • 11Babajide David
  • 15John Egan
  • 16Matty Jacob
  • 22Kyle Joseph
  • 27Regan Slater
  • 52Hugh Parker
  • 58Cathal McCarthy

Blackburn Substitutes

  • 3Harry Pickering
  • 4Yuri Ribeiro
  • 15Sean McLoughlin
  • 23Yuki Ohashi
  • 24Moussa Baradji
  • 32Igor Tyjon
  • 35Nicholas Michalski
  • 43George Pratt
  • 47Aodhan Doherty

Previous Hull Lineups

01 Jan Championship
Hull 0-1 Stoke
29 Dec Championship
Middlesbrough 0-1 Hull
26 Dec Championship
Sheffield Wed 2-2 Hull
20 Dec Championship
Hull 1-0 West Brom
13 Dec Championship
Millwall 1-3 Hull
10 Dec Championship
Hull 2-0 Wrexham

Previous Blackburn Lineups

04 Jan Championship
Blackburn 2-2 Charlton
01 Jan Championship
Blackburn 0-2 Wrexham
29 Dec Championship
Sheffield Wed 0-0 Blackburn
26 Dec Championship
Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn
20 Dec Championship
Blackburn 2-0 Millwall
13 Dec Championship
Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn
Team Squads

Hull Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Sergej Jakirovic

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Abdulkadir Omur - - - - - - - - - -
Matt Crooks - - - - - - - - - -
John Lundstram - - - - - - - - - -
Kasey Palmer - - - - - - - - - -
Kyle Joseph - - - - - - - - - -

Blackburn Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Valerien Ismael

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Adam Forshaw - - - - - - - - - -
Matty Litherland - - - - - - - - - -
Yuki Ohashi - - - - - - - - - -
Tom Atcheson - - - - - - - - - -
Todd Cantwell - - - - - - - - - -
England FlagChampionship Table
Championship Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 97:45 95
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 80:47 84
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 64:49 83
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 82:56 80
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 72:47 80
6 Hull 46 21 10 15 70:66 73
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 69:65 71
8 Derby 46 20 9 17 67:59 69
9 Norwich 46 19 8 19 63:56 65
10 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 57:56 64
11 Swansea 46 18 10 18 57:59 64
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 59:59 62
13 Sheffield Utd 46 18 6 22 66:66 60
14 Preston 46 15 15 16 55:62 60
15 QPR 46 16 10 20 61:73 58
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 53:65 57
17 Stoke 46 15 10 21 51:56 55
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 49:64 55
19 Charlton 46 13 14 19 44:58 53
20 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 42:56 52
21 West Brom 46 13 14 19 48:58 51
22 Oxford 46 11 14 21 45:59 47
23 Leicester 46 12 16 18 58:68 46
24 Sheffield Wed 46 2 12 32 29:89 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 23 17 4 2 51:19 55
2 Ipswich 23 14 8 1 43:17 50
3 Southampton 23 12 8 3 38:19 44
4 Birmingham 23 12 8 3 39:22 44
5 Middlesbrough 23 12 6 5 34:18 42
6 Millwall 23 13 3 7 33:25 42
7 Swansea 23 11 6 6 34:27 39
8 Hull 23 11 5 7 35:34 38
9 Wrexham 23 10 7 6 41:37 37
10 Watford 23 10 7 6 30:27 37
11 Derby 23 10 6 7 31:27 36
12 West Brom 23 8 10 5 28:25 34
13 Stoke 23 9 6 8 34:28 33
14 QPR 23 10 3 10 40:37 33
15 Sheffield Utd 23 9 4 10 38:33 31
16 Bristol City 23 9 4 10 33:31 31
17 Preston 23 8 7 8 28:30 31
18 Charlton 23 9 4 10 23:26 31
19 Portsmouth 23 8 6 9 25:23 30
20 Norwich 23 9 3 11 27:28 30
21 Oxford 23 7 8 8 24:27 29
22 Leicester 23 7 7 9 31:34 28
23 Blackburn 23 4 9 10 19:27 21
24 Sheffield Wed 23 1 7 15 14:44 10

Where to Bet on Football Games

Where to Trade Football Games

Availability varies by jurisdiction. Some platforms featured may not be accessible in your location. Please check the relevant review page for details.