Hull City v Manchester City
15:00
After going 0-1 down at home against Arsenal last weekend, City roared back to complete a 2-1 win and reclaim 3rd place in the absence of the suspended Sergio Aguero. They have lost just once in their last five away games, and so they can have some confidence of taking points away from perennially hapless Hull City. The Tigers have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 15 games across all competition and are firmly at the bottom of the table after their 1-0 loss to West Ham – they will be apprehensive about the visit of one of the league’s strongest teams.
Man City’s last away game was against Leicester, where the champions humbled the visitors thanks to a Jamie Vardy hat-trick, but this was City’s first away loss to a bottom-six side in their last six games. Hull have tended to concede first (they’ve done so 14 times in their 17 games) and have lacked the firepower to come back from those setbacks. However, City have been level at the break in five of their last 10 games away at bottom-six sides, and the same has been true of Hull at home against top-six sides.
Given these figures, we wouldn’t dissuade anyone from betting on the Draw/Man City double result. Alternatively, Man City have scored at least two goals in six of their last 10 games against bottom-six sides and Hull have only got on the scoresheet in two of their last six games against top-six sides, so for a slightly longer shout, we think Man City to win 2-0 looks worth a small wager as well.
