Middlesbrough vs Hull Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 10/04/2019, 03:08  by Donal Kearns | Modified on 10/04/2019 at 10:44 in Championship Prediction

The pre-season promotion favourites have failed to live up to their billing after a summer of big spending and now have their work cut out just to reach the play-offs. Garry Monk’s sacking before Christmas brought in Tony Pulis as the replacement but this is a season still waiting for a spark. Four defeats in eight games since Pulis officially took charge and Saturday’s 1-0 loss away to Cardiff has left Boro in ninth, five points adrift of the top six. A trip to the Riverside is arguably as tough as any of the six assignments lying in wait and most, you suspect, would gladly accept a point from a Middlesbrough team that were comfortable winners at the KCOM in October.

The 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest 10 days ago ensures City have their first away points on the board under Adkins but Boro, even allowing for their inconsistencies under Tony Pulis, are likely to be a different proposition. Teesside, after all, has rarely been a happy hunting ground for the Tigers. Middlesbrough boss Tony Pulis will have a near fully-fit squad for the visit of Hull City as he bids to ignite a stuttering promotion challenge.