Hull City
Football England - EFL Championship MKM Stadium Sat 8 Nov 07:30
Portsmouth FC
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Hull vs Portsmouth

Hull take on Portsmouth at MKM Stadium, with kick-off set for 07:30 on Saturday 8 November. Our betting preview features expert Championship predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Tigers Stand Out on the Betting Coupon

We’ll take Hull at attractive betting odds of +108 considering that they could be dominant against Portsmouth. The Full-Time Result market provides plenty of value and a nice potential return.

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1-1 Draw in Last H2H Battle

Hull City were defeated in their last game. Away from home, they suffered a 2-1 loss against Derby County at Pride Park. Sergej Jakirovic's team had most of the ball enjoying 56% possession and two shots on target, while Joel Ndala bagged the goal.

Portsmouth drew 0-0 in their previous game. This was at home against Wrexham at Fratton Park. Pompey recorded 47% possession and managed seven shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Hull boast an unbeaten record in the past three matches against Portsmouth, with the last encounter ending 1-1 at Fratton Park. The past 4 H2H matches have included two draws along with a win each for Hull and Portsmouth.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Hull logo Hull 22 11 4 7 37 35 2 37:35 37
21 Portsmouth logo Portsmouth 21 5 6 10 18 28 -10 18:28 21
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Hull City – Last 10 League Games

5 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.8 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 10.7 attempts. Hull have had 42.0% possession and 4.1 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.3 goals from 4.3 shots on goal and 14.6 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 5.8 corners.

Oli McBurnie leads the way with 5 goals, Joe Gelhardt has 4, with Joel Ndala and two others on 1. Ryan Giles has recorded the most assists with 5.

Portsmouth – Last 10 League Games

Pompey have 1 victory, 5 defeats and 4 draws, with an average of 0.6 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 12.8 attempts. The Hampshire outfit have averaged 51.5% possession, 5.6 corners taken and 6.1 corners against, while conceding 1.4 goals from 4.6 shots on goal and 13.6 attempts.

Min-Hyeok Yang has scored 2 goals, followed by Makenzie Kirk, John Swift, Adrian Segecic and Marlon Pack on 1. Terry Devlin, Min-Hyeok Yang and Jordan Williams have managed 1 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Hull confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ivor Pandur (GK), Lewie Coyle, John Egan, Charlie Hughes, Ryan Giles, Amir Hadziahmetovic, Regan Slater, Joe Gelhardt, Matt Crooks, Kyle Joseph, Enis Destan.

Portsmouth confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Josef Bursik (GK), Regan Poole, Josh Knight, Jordan Williams, Terry Devlin, Andre Dozzell, Luke Le Roux, Ibane Bowat, Conor Chaplin, Josh Murphy, Colby Bishop.

Hull vs Portsmouth Prediction & Betting Tips

From our key match prediction to corners advice, correct score pick, top player prop insights and a builder tailored for value — our Hull vs Portsmouth betting tips covers it all.

Match Prediction

We’ll take the plunge and back Hull to secure victory when they line up in this Championship game. There’s plenty of confidence behind this wager and the odds of +108 look attractive.

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. The latest Championship team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Hull vs Portsmouth league stats:

  • Hull have won 3 of their last 5 games.
  • Portsmouth have lost 13 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • Portsmouth have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
Hull to Win Probability

The top bookmakers are estimating that there is a 48.1% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our tipsters in-depth research has found that the actual probability is between 55-60%. This is why we can recommend this bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Hull Hull logo 1 - 0 Portsmouth logo Portsmouth

Hull can be backed at +700 to triumph by a 1-0 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Colby Bishop Over 0.5 Shots On Target -164 BetMGM logo

Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) can be backed at -164 to register a minimum of one shot on goal. It’s all about backing him at attractive odds when it comes to the Shots on Target market.

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Joe Gelhardt to Score +230 BetMGM logo

Joe Gelhardt (Hull) has netted four goals in his past five Championship games. It’s worth a play on the +230 that he is Anytime Goalscorer as there’s lots of value for these betting odds.

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Corners Prediction

Portsmouth Over 4.5 Corners -138 BetMGM logo

The 4.5 corners line has been covered by Portsmouth in four consecutive matches, with Hull conceding over 4.5 corners in 8 of their previous 10 games. If you’re in agreement with our opinion that the Portsmouth Team Corners line is on the low side, take the odds of -138 that they go over.

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
9.90 4.10 5.80
Home
9.80 5.00 4.80
Away
10.90 4.60 6.30
Portsmouth Logo Portsmouth
Total
11.70 5.60 6.10
Home
10.20 6.40 3.80
Away
11.10 4.10 7.00
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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Hull +108
Total Goals Under 2.5 -104
Anytime Goalscorer Joe Gelhardt +250

If you want to follow our bet builder, try Hull to claim a victory, two or less goals in total together with Joe Gelhardt (Hull) to score.

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Hull vs Portsmouth Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Hull Made Favourites by the Bookies

With the bookies giving them a 51% probability of winning, Hull City might be a popular acca pick. Their current betting odds are -103 when it comes to triumphing in this Championship clash. For those wanting to back Portsmouth, you will find +250 about this outsider.

You can choose Hull -0.5 or Portsmouth +0.5 at respective Asian Handicap odds of -104 and -119. The former is the same as betting the favourites to win, with the latter giving you a return if it’s a draw.

If you’re betting on Total Goals, the market is finding it hard to split Unders and Overs. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at -147 on the BTTS market.

The top football betting sites have excellent coverage when it comes to all Championship matches. That means hundreds of markets from which to choose and something to suit everyone.

Oliver McBurnie Favourite to Be First Goalscorer

Oliver McBurnie is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +400 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is +145.

Player Goals
Oliver McBurnie (Hull)
First
+145
Anytime
+400
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Mohamed Bachir Belloumi (Hull)
First
+205
Anytime
+550
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Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)
First
+220
Anytime
+600
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Joe Gelhardt (Hull)
First
+230
Anytime
+650
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Player Shots On Target
Colby Bishop (Portsmouth)
Over 0.5
-164
Under 0.5
-104
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Mohamed Bachir Belloumi (Hull)
Over 0.5
-161
Under 0.5
-105
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Joe Gelhardt (Hull)
Over 0.5
-159
Under 0.5
-105
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Hull Unbeaten at Home in Past Five Games

Hull haven’t tasted defeat in five consecutive matches at MKM Stadium. Sergej Jakirovic's team have collected five wins, three draws and two defeats in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Portsmouth are winless over their previous five games on their travels. Pompey have clocked up four draws, four losses and two wins in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.10 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

When Hull last played Portsmouth at MKM Stadium, they drew 1-1.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Hull logo Hull Home Stats 5-3-2 2.80 1.50 1.30 6 4 7 3
Portsmouth logo Portsmouth Away Stats 2-4-4 2.60 1.10 1.50 4 6 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Hull logo Hull League Stats
Portsmouth logo Portsmouth League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 5 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Hull vs Portsmouth Lineups & Team News

Always review the Hull vs Portsmouth team news before locking in your bets. We’ll bring you both the expected and confirmed lineups for the Championship, along with current injury news.

Hull Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Portsmouth Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Hull Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Ivor Pandur
2 Lewie Coyle 15 John Egan 4 Charlie Hughes 3 Ryan Giles
20 Amir Hadziahmetovic 27 Regan Slater
21 Joe Gelhardt 25 Matt Crooks 22 Kyle Joseph
39 Enis Destan
26 Josef Bursik
5 Regan Poole 4 Josh Knight 2 Jordan Williams 24 Terry Devlin
21 Andre Dozzell 16 Luke Le Roux 17 Ibane Bowat 36 Conor Chaplin
23 Josh Murphy 9 Colby Bishop

Portsmouth Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Hull Substitutes

  • 6Semi Ajayi
  • 10Mohamed Belloumi
  • 11Babajide David
  • 12Dillon Phillips
  • 18Cody Drameh
  • 19Joel Ndala
  • 23Akin Famewo
  • 24Darko Gyabi
  • 58Cathal McCarthy

Portsmouth Substitutes

  • 7Marlon Pack
  • 11Florian Bianchini
  • 14Hayden Matthews
  • 18Mark Kosznovszky
  • 22Zak Swanson
  • 25Makenzie Kirk
  • 30Ben Killip
  • 44Ashton Sizer
  • 47Min-Hyeok Yang

Previous Hull Lineups

04 Nov Championship
Derby 2-1 Hull
01 Nov Championship
Norwich 0-2 Hull
25 Oct Championship
Hull 1-1 Charlton
21 Oct Championship
Hull 2-1 Leicester
18 Oct Championship
Birmingham 2-3 Hull
04 Oct Championship
Hull 1-0 Sheffield Utd

Previous Portsmouth Lineups

05 Nov Championship
Portsmouth 0-0 Wrexham
01 Nov Championship
Birmingham 4-0 Portsmouth
25 Oct Championship
Portsmouth 0-1 Stoke
21 Oct Championship
Portsmouth 1-2 Coventry
18 Oct Championship
Leicester 1-1 Portsmouth
04 Oct Championship
Portsmouth 1-0 Middlesbrough

Injuries & Suspensions

Hull Injury Table
Type Name Info
Semi Ajayi National team c
Portsmouth Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Team Squads

Hull Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Sergej Jakirovic

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Ivor Pandur 1 G 14 1260 14 0 0 0 2 0
Ryan Giles 3 D 14 1221 14 0 0 6 2 0
Charlie Hughes 4 D 13 1170 13 0 0 0 2 0
John Egan 15 D 13 1081 12 2 1 0 2 0
Joe Gelhardt 21 F 14 1015 12 2 6 1 2 0

Portsmouth Player Stats & Squad

Manager: John Mousinho

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Regan Poole 5 D 14 1260 14 0 0 0 2 0
Andre Dozzell 21 M 14 1238 14 0 1 0 4 0
Colby Bishop 9 F 14 1192 13 1 1 0 2 0
Connor Ogilvie 3 D 13 1044 13 0 0 0 2 0
John Swift 8 M 12 853 11 2 1 2 5 0
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 22 14 6 2 53:23 48
2 Middlesbrough 22 12 6 4 33:24 42
3 Ipswich 22 10 7 5 38:23 37
4 Hull 22 11 4 7 37:35 37
5 Preston 22 9 9 4 30:23 36
6 Millwall 22 10 5 7 25:31 35
7 QPR 22 10 4 8 32:34 34
8 Stoke 22 10 3 9 28:21 33
9 Bristol City 22 9 6 7 30:24 33
10 Watford 22 8 8 6 31:28 32
11 Southampton 22 8 7 7 36:31 31
12 Derby 22 8 7 7 31:30 31
13 Leicester 22 8 7 7 31:31 31
14 Birmingham 22 8 5 9 30:29 29
15 Wrexham 22 6 10 6 27:27 28
16 West Brom 22 8 4 10 25:29 28
17 Charlton 21 7 6 8 21:26 27
18 Sheffield Utd 22 8 2 12 28:31 26
19 Swansea 22 7 5 10 24:30 26
20 Blackburn 21 7 4 10 22:26 25
21 Portsmouth 21 5 6 10 18:28 21
22 Oxford 22 4 7 11 22:31 19
23 Norwich 22 4 6 12 25:35 18
24 Sheffield Wed 21 1 6 14 16:43 -9
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 10 8 2 0 26:7 26
2 Ipswich 12 7 4 1 22:10 25
3 Watford 12 7 4 1 20:12 25
4 Middlesbrough 10 7 2 1 16:10 23
5 Hull 12 7 2 3 19:18 23
6 Birmingham 10 6 3 1 22:9 21
7 QPR 11 6 2 3 20:15 20
8 Preston 12 5 5 2 16:12 20
9 Stoke 10 6 1 3 17:8 19
10 Southampton 11 5 4 2 17:11 19
11 West Brom 10 5 4 1 13:8 19
12 Millwall 11 6 1 4 13:15 19
13 Bristol City 12 5 3 4 18:13 18
14 Swansea 12 5 3 4 15:16 18
15 Wrexham 11 4 5 2 17:15 17
16 Charlton 10 5 2 3 12:11 17
17 Leicester 10 4 4 2 14:11 16
18 Sheffield Utd 11 4 2 5 15:12 14
19 Portsmouth 11 4 2 5 11:12 14
20 Derby 12 3 5 4 15:18 14
21 Oxford 10 2 4 4 11:15 10
22 Blackburn 11 2 3 6 11:16 9
23 Norwich 10 2 1 7 11:16 7
24 Sheffield Wed 11 0 2 9 5:27 2