Hull City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Recent Form

Hull's sample blends Premier League fixtures with pre-season friendlies and a few Championship games from last season's run-in, so it isn't a pure league picture. Their league form this term leans heavily on draws, with only two defeats in nine matches and goals shared fairly evenly at both ends.

Hull City: 20 completed matches; Nottingham Forest: 20 completed matches.

Hull City

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

17

Difference

+6

Nottingham Forest

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

20

Conceded

24

Difference

-4

Forest's sample is mixed in the same way, but the league results make for harder reading. They've won only once in nine, with defeats including a 3-1 loss at Crystal Palace and a 2-0 reverse at Brentford, and goals have dried up at the other end too.

Comparative Team Statistics: Hull City vs Nottingham Forest

A Long History, Mostly Championship

These two have met plenty of times down the years, almost all of it in the Championship between 2011 and 2022. Forest have often had the better of it, with a couple of comfortable wins in there, while Hull have had their moments too, including a 3-2 win back in 2017.

None of that tells us much about where either side stands now. Both clubs have moved on since then, and this history predates their current Premier League spells entirely.

League Table Gap

The table backs up the form picture. Hull sit 10th with 11 points from nine games, built on two wins and five draws. Forest are down in 19th with just six points from the same number of matches, having won only once.

That's a sizeable early-season gap between the two sides.

Players Making an Impact

Hull's M. Belloumi has been their standout contributor recently, chipping in with two goals and two assists across a five-match sample. Forest's M. Gibbs-White has supplied two assists in a similar window, suggesting he's still their main creative outlet even during a tough run.

Hull City:

Best scorers:

M. Belloumi - 2

Best assist providers:

M. Belloumi - 2

Penalty cards:

O. McBurnie x 3

M. Crooks x 3

Nottingham Forest:

Best assist providers:

M. Gibbs-White - 2

Penalty cards:

J. McAtee x 2

On discipline, Hull's O. McBurnie and M. Crooks have picked up three yellow cards apiece in their last few appearances, while Forest's J. McAtee has two. Worth noting without reading too much into a short sample.

What Could Shape the Game

Put the pieces together and Hull look the more settled side right now, even if their form is built on draws rather than wins. Forest's overall form and table position both point to a team short on confidence and short on points.

That doesn't guarantee a one-sided afternoon, though. Hull's own form shows they're not blowing teams away either, so a tight, low-scoring game wouldn't be a surprise given how both have been playing lately.