- 1 Hull City vs Ipswich Town: two promoted sides on ten points, and Hull without a win against Ipswich in four
- 2 Hull City: unbeaten at the MKM, six league games without a win
- 3 Ipswich Town: 11 goals conceded in four away games
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Hull City vs Ipswich Town: two promoted sides on ten points, and Hull without a win against Ipswich in four 
Hull haven’t beaten Ipswich in their last four meetings. Ipswich won 2-0 at Hull on 25 November 2025 and 1-0 at Portman Road on 3 March 2026 on their way out of the Championship, and the previous game at Hull, in April 2024, ended 3-3.
Go back one more meeting and Ipswich won 3-0 at Portman Road on 3 October 2023. That makes it three Ipswich wins and a draw in the last four, and all three of those Ipswich wins came without conceding.
Both clubs came up and both have ten points from eight games. Hull are tenth (W2 D4 L2, goals 9-8) and Ipswich 12th (W3 D1 L4, goals 12-16), and they meet at the MKM Stadium on Saturday 31 October, kick-off 15:00 UK time.
The two records point in different directions. Hull have the tighter defence and the draws, but they haven’t won in six league games, or in seven in all competitions.
Ipswich have more wins and lose more often. Gary O’Neil, appointed from Strasbourg on 23 June to replace Kieran McKenna, has a side that has scored 12 and conceded 16, and only one team in the division has let in more.
The prices reflect that balance: around 2.55 for Hull, 3.40 for the draw and 2.60 for Ipswich. Both teams have scored in four of each side’s last five matches, and I think this one finishes level.
Hull City: unbeaten at the MKM, six league games without a win 
Sergej Jakirović’s side haven’t lost at home since promotion. They beat Manchester United 2-0, drew 0-0 with Aston Villa, 2-2 with Everton on 11 October and 1-1 with Brentford on Sunday, conceding three goals in four games at the MKM.
Three of those four home games ended level. Against Brentford, Oli McBurnie put Hull ahead with a 25th-minute penalty before Dango Ouattara equalised on 63 minutes.
Away from home they won 1-0 at Coventry, drew 2-2 at Chelsea on 12 September, then lost 2-1 at Newcastle and 1-0 at Fulham on 17 October. They’ve scored nine league goals, and Mohamed Belloumi has been the most productive attacker, with three by one count.
Hull spent heavily after the play-offs. Goalkeeper Tzolakis arrived for £20m on 5 August, Nobel Mendy for £22m and Lucas Herrington for £17m on 12 August, with Mohamed-Ali Cho, Iroegbunam, Ansah and Sorba Thomas among the deadline-day signings.
McBurnie leads the line and has one league goal, the penalty against Brentford, with Ajayi also on one. Belloumi and Gelhardt are expected to play close to him in a 4-5-1, with Slater and Crooks in the middle.
Mendy has a groin injury but is expected back around this weekend, while Matt Targett (ankle) has no return date. Hull also went out of the Carabao Cup at Sunderland in September, so Jakirović has had a full week since the Brentford draw.
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Ipswich Town: 11 goals conceded in four away games 
Ipswich’s away league record is one win and three defeats, with seven goals scored and 11 conceded. They lost 5-2 at Manchester United, won 3-2 at Crystal Palace on 12 September, lost 1-0 at Everton and went down 3-2 at Manchester City on 17 October.
Ipswich have scored in three of those four away games, including twice at the Etihad. They’ve also conceded at least once in all four, and three of them produced four goals or more.
The home form has kept them in mid-table. They beat Fulham 2-1 on 10 October and drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest last Friday, when Neco Williams scored on 13 minutes and Enciso equalised before the break.
Leif Davis has two league goals, and the summer spending was heavy here too. Emersonn cost £24m on 8 July, Fatawu £20m on 21 July, and Ouattara and Enciso both arrived on 17 August, with Flemming adding £17m on deadline day.
The outgoings were smaller. George Hirst left on 20 August and goalkeeper Muric departed on 1 June, and Walton is expected in goal behind a back five that includes Davis, Diop and O’Shea.
Saša Lukić is out with a groin injury and has no return date. Ipswich went out of the Carabao Cup against Arsenal on 15 September, and having played on Friday they’ll go into this game with eight days’ rest.
Probable lineup Hull City: Tzolakis; Egan, Ajayi, Coyle, Giles; Thomas, Slater, Crooks, Belloumi, Gelhardt; McBurnie
Probable lineup Ipswich Town: Walton; Diop, O’Shea, Davis, Ouattara, Greaves; Maeda, Enciso, Florentino, Palacios; Emersonn
Free Premier League Prediction: Hull City vs Ipswich Town
Our prediction: Draw (3.40)
I’m backing the draw at 3.40. Hull have drawn three of their four home league games and four of their eight overall, and they haven’t won any of their last six league games.
Ipswich are the obvious argument against. They concede plenty away from home, 11 in four games, and Hull should create chances. Hull have only scored nine league goals, though, and Ipswich scored twice at Manchester City and three times at Palace, so they’ll get chances of their own.
Two sides level on points, a home team that keeps drawing and a visiting team that scores and concedes on its travels: 1-1 or 2-2 is the result I’d expect, and 3.40 pays well for it.
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