Hull City vs Watford: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Hull City vs Watford: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Match Details: January 4 2026 | The MKM Stadium | Championship - Round 26 | 15:00 GMT

On Sunday we see 2 teams face off as they look to push for the automatic promotion places. Hull will be looking for all 3 points so that they can push closer to Ipswich in second along with making the gap between them and 7th place Millwall larger. However, they will be facing Watford who want to do the exact same as they both sit on the same points. Our advanced algorithm has predicted that Watford will take all 3 points and extend their grip on the playoff’s places.

Key Betting Tip: Watford to win this match at 2.55 – this represents excellent value based of tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters.

Hull vs Watford Predicted Lineups

Hull City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Pandur, Coyle, Egan, Hughes, Famewo, Slater, Crooks, Joseph, Gyabi, Millar, McBurnie

Watford predicted lineup (4-4-2): Selvik, Bola, Alleyne, Pollock, Abankwah, Ince, Louza, Kyprianou, Maamma, Kjerrumgaard, Chakvetadze

Previous Hull vs Watford Head-to-Head

Watford 2-1 Hull Watford 1-0 Hull Hull 1-1 Watford Watford 0-0 Hull Hull 1-2 Watford

Hull has struggled massively in the last 5 meetings between the 2 clubs having not managed to get a single win in the last 5 matches. The main issue they have found is scoring consistently in these matches having only scored in 3 matches and never scoring more than 1 goal. This has caused them to lose 3 and draw 2. Their confidence will be knocked going into this as they have struggled to get a good result.

Watford have been the much stronger team in the last 5 matches having not lost a single game in the last 5. They have managed to score in 4 out of the 5 games and this has allowed them to keep a very high level of confidence and win the mental battle already when going into this game. The main issue they have is that they have only managed to keep a single clean sheet so if they want to keep this winning on, they will need to improve that.

Hull and Watford Match Analysis

Last 5 Hull Matches: Millwall 1-3 Hull (A) Championship Hull 1-0 West Brom (H) Championship Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Hull (A) Championship Middlesbrough 0-1 Hull (A) Championship Hull 0-1 Stoke (H) Championship

Some strong form for Hull going into this game with 3 wins a draw and a loss. They will be confident that they can bounce back from the loss to Stoke and keep winning. They have been good going forward only failing to score in 1 of their last 5 matches and scoring 7 in the last 5 matches. The main issue comes from the slightly poor home form winning 1 and having their only loss come at home. One of the main issues from these games are that in both of them they have had a lower Xg and against a team that can convert chances, they could be in a lot of trouble, however, it does show how good their defence has been only conceding 4 goals in the last 5 matches.

Last 5 Watford Matches: Wrexham 2-2 Watford (A) Championship Watford 1-0 Stoke (H) Championship Leicester 1-2 Watford (A) Championship Norwich 0-1 Watford (A) Championship Watford 3-0 Birmingham (H) Championship

Some very strong form for Watford in the last 5 matches having only dropped points from a single game in the last 5 and that was the draw. They will be hoping that they can win this match and make all of their last 5 matches green with wins. With the exception of the Wrexham game, they have been defensively amazing only conceding 1 goal in the 4 wins and scoring 7. Both ends of the pitch they have been strong and difficult to beat; they will be going into this with confidence from the head-to-head and form.

Hull vs Watford Predictions

Our advanced algorithm has analysed over 200 pieces of data and predicted with a 53.30% confidence that Watford will win this match. The key factors that influence this are players available, current form, head-to-head, and tactical matchups.

Best Hull vs Watford Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Watford to win this match @ 2.55 odd. This is based off predictions made by our team of in-house tipsters as a result of Watford having the superior head-to-head and current form going into this match.

Key Players to Watch: Hull vs Watford

Oli McBurnie (Hull City): The Scottish striker is having a very good season so far having bagged himself 9 goals and 3 assists in his first 16 games. He is currently on track to have his best season in England of his career having already reached double digit goals. The striker has failed to score in his last 3 matches so will be hoping he can end his dry streak with an important goal that might help his team to victory and push them another 3 points closer to promotion.

Imran Louza (Watford): The midfielder is having a very good season so far for Watford with 6 goals and 6 assists in 22 matches so far this season. He has quickly become their most important player when going forward and this isn’t just shown by the G/A. His passing and ability to create chances is one of the highest in the league having made 49 chances in these 22 matches. With him averaging 2.33 chances created and 2.18 shots per 90, he will be vital to them if Watford manage to walk away with all 3 points.

Hull vs Watford Match Facts

Referee: Anothony Backhouse Stadium Details: The MKM Stadium capacity 25,504 surface grass