Hull City and Blackburn Rovers will be looking to continue their winning streaks in the Championship on Saturday when they face off at the MKM Stadium with kickoff at 5 pm.
After a disastrous start to the season, Hull City was able to bounce back in a big way. Andy Dawson replaced Shota Arveladze as manager and immediately turned things around for the Tigers.
While Hull’s first game under Dawson’s command ended in defeat, they quickly returned to winning ways by beating Wigan Athletic 1-0. They followed that with wins over Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City.
However, Hull would then lose their next two matches against Huddersfield and Birmingham before returning to winning ways against Blackpool last weekend.
Feeling like they were regaining momentum under Dawson, Hull would put together another strong performance against Rotherham United this past weekend.
Blackburn Rovers will travel to Yorkshire looking to break back into the top two after three wins on the bounce, having taken well to life under Jon Dahl Tomasson following his summer appointment.
A run of three consecutive defeats followed a perfect start to the season, and while the Lancashire outfit has lost seven Championship games and is not yet drawn, they now boast a league-high tally of 10 victories in 17 matches.
Hull City vs Blackburn Head to Head
Both sides have 15 games against each other, with the hosts taking four wins while the visitors with eight wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Rotherham 2-4 Hull
- Blackpool 1-3 Hull
- Hull 0-2 Birmingham
- Huddersfield 2-0 Hull
Away
- Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham
- Blackburn 2-0 Sunderland
- Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn
- Wigan 1-0 Blackburn
Hull City Team News
Hull City manager Phil Parkinson may keep the same starting lineup from last weekend’s victory at Rotherham, but summer signing Oscar Estupinan is likely to be in contention for a place in the starting XI if his recent form continues.
Blackburn Team News
Blackburn’s line will be led by star man Ben Brereton Diaz, who has also notched up eight goals in the Championship this season. He will be joined by Sam Gallagher, who netted his third league goal of the campaign last time out.
Prediction and Odds
We believe that Hull will struggle to overcome their inconsistency and record their third consecutive win of the season when they face third-placed Watford.
- Away Win
- Goals Over 2.5
- Both Teams to Score
