Hull City vs Brentford Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: contrasting patterns

Brentford's last 20 matches across all competitions read 7 wins, 11 draws and just 2 losses, with 42 goals scored and 22 conceded. That sample includes cup and friendly fixtures alongside league games, but the overall pattern is one of open, back-and-forth football rather than tight, low-scoring stuff.

Hull City: 20 completed matches; Brentford: 20 completed matches.

Hull City

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

18

Difference

+5

Brentford

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

55% 11 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

22

Difference

+20

Hull City's equivalent run shows 7 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses, with 23 goals for and 18 against. That sample spans Championship fixtures from earlier in the year as well as their more recent Premier League matches, so it reflects a step up in the level of opposition too.

Brentford's games have generally produced more goals than Hull's, though neither side is exactly settled defensively.

Comparative Team Statistics: Hull City vs Brentford

Head-to-head: old meetings, little current relevance

The eight recorded meetings between these two all date back to their Championship days between 2015 and 2020. Hull City won four of them, Brentford two, with two draws, including a 5-1 Brentford win and a couple of Hull victories by two goals.

None of that tells us much about either squad now, given how long ago those games were played and how both clubs have moved on since.

League table so far

After five matches, Brentford sit fourth on 9 points with a goal difference of plus six, while Hull City are eighth on 8 points with a difference of plus two. It's a narrow gap in points but a clearer one in goals scored and conceded.

Both sides have two draws in that small sample, so neither table position looks fully settled yet.

Just one point separates them, even if the underlying goal numbers lean towards Brentford.

Players to watch

Kevin Schade has been Brentford's main source of goals, with three in his last five appearances. For Hull, M. Belloumi has been directly involved in four goals in the same span, with two goals and two assists.

Hull City:

Best scorers:

M. Belloumi - 2

Best assist providers:

M. Belloumi - 2

Penalty cards:

O. McBurnie x 3

M. Crooks x 3

Brentford:

Best scorers:

K. Schade - 3

Penalty cards:

V. Janelt x 3

M. Sangaré x 2

Thiago x 2

On discipline, Brentford's Vitaly Janelt and Hull's Oliver McBurnie have both picked up three yellow cards in their last five matches, worth keeping an eye on if the game gets feisty.

How this could play out

With the points and goal difference so close between the two sides, and Brentford's habit of drawing plenty of games this season, a tight contest looks a reasonable expectation.

Hull's tighter defensive numbers suggest they won't simply open up, even at home, which could keep the goal count down compared with some of Brentford's recent matches.