Hull City (home)
- Hull City and Norwich City have been two of the most intriguing Championship sides in 2025/2026 in terms of their approach and their managers.
- Sergej Jakirovic’s flexibility and energy have been a huge positive for Hull City, but also his insistence on the game being played at a high tempo and their approach to the game being a highly intensive one, can cause issues as they have done in recent weeks.
- The Tigers have drawn their last 2 home games, including 1-1 with Birmingham City.
- Home record:W10, D5, L7
Norwich City (away)
- Norwich City are in great form away from home having won their last 2 away games.
- Philippe Clement has implemented a different approach to the one which the club employed prior to his arrival in November 2025.
- He is very much a numbers 9/10 coach, he prefers to control the ball in possession and to be structured out of possession.
- Clement’s game is to have his team apply pressure in certain situations, but not to chase the ball all over the pitch and that has led to fewer turnovers but more focus on the width of the pitch where Norwich have excelled when their full-backs have overlapped with their attacking players.
- Jakirovic’s fast-paced, intense football and Clement’s controlled possession football should make for an interesting match, one which will see Hull look to force the issue and the Canaries will look to control the tempo.
- The Tigers will be looking to put pressure on Norwich when they build up, while the Canaries will try and control the midfield areas and look to overload Hull’s wide areas.
- Away scoring/conceding:1.59 goals scored per away game, 1.18 conceded per away game; Hull have netted 1.50 per home game in the Championship 2025/2026.
- Away record:W10, D5, L7
Key Players
- Oli McBurnie is Hull’s talisman with 15 goals in 36 Championship appearances this season, 2 of those have come in the last 5 games.
- Jovon Makama is Norwich’s top scorer with 10 goals in 28, while Mohamed Toure has been in fine form with 4 of Norwich’s last 9 goals coming in the previous 5 games.
Betting Insights
The odds for Norwich to win are 4.21 , Over 2.5 goals is 1.57 , and Both Teams to Score - Yes is 1.55 .
Prediction
Both sides have the capability to score and the ability to concede, so I am going to predict a Norwich win in a high-scoring game.
