Hull City vs Middlesbrough Predictions and Betting Tips | January 1st 2025

Hull City will host Middlesbrough at the MKM Stadium on New Year's Day in another round of the 2024-25 EFL Championship campaign. The hosts will hope to pick up where they left off in their last fixture and perhaps turn their season in 2025.

Hull’s impressive narrow 1-0 win over Blackburn during the weekend marked only their fifth win of the league season. The hosts, who currently sit in 21st place, have had a decent start to life under newly appointed manager Ruben Selles with two wins and a draw in five matches and will hope to continue such form against Michael Carrick's side.

Middlesbrough will be keen to return to winning ways after dropping points with three consecutive outings. The single point earned in Sunday's goalless showing against Burnley was enough to move the visitors up to sixth place and they will be hoping to at least maintain their place in the promotion playoff spots in their opening match of the year.

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Hull City vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Wednesday's game will mark the 76th meeting between the two teams. Hull City have won 22 of those meetings, 20 have ended in draws and Middlesbrough have won the remaining 33.
• Both teams are evenly matched in their last 10 meetings, with four wins each and two draws.
• The hosts have scored a decent seven goals in the last five editions of this fixture but have let in 12 goals in those matches.
• The Tigers have the joint-worst offensive record in the English second division with only 22 goals scored all season.
• Middlesbrough have scored 41 goals in the league this season. Only league leaders Leeds have scored more (44).
• The hosts have conceded 32 goals in the league, only one more than their midweek opponents have.

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Hull City vs Middlesbrough Prediction

Hull are underdogs heading into Wednesday's fixture and will need to be at their best to avoid defeat. The hosts have the worst home record in the league and are unlikely to get a boost from starting the New Year at their home stadium.

Boro's remarkable offensive output gives them the edge going into this fixture. They will, however, have to improve on their recent defensive showings to avoid dropping points against Hull.

Prediction: Hull City 1-2 Middlesbrough

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Hull City vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Middlesbrough to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have gotten on the scoresheet in each of their last five matchups)