Hull City vs Portsmouth Football Betting Tips

The main candidate for one of the two direct access slots to the Championship, Hull City reaches this 19th matchday of the third tier of English football at the top of the league table, fulfilling expectations, with 34 points from 17 matches, which gives two points advantage to Portsmouth, Peterborough, Lincoln and Ipswich, even though three of them have less than one game played.

In 17 games, the group led by coach Grant McCann totalled 11 wins, one draw and five losses, with 29 goals scored and 16 goals conceded.

Hull’s team is not going through a good moment, as it comes from two consecutive defeats, first in the reception to Shrewsbury (0-1) and then in the visit to Blackpool’s house (2-3), this last Tuesday.

Portsmouth is not among the teams with the highest market value in their squad, but the truth is that they have also assumed themselves as one of the main candidates to move up to next season’s Championship.

For now, the group guided by coach Kenny Jackett appears in the 2nd position of the league table, on equal terms (32) with Peterborough, Lincoln and Ipswich, and two points behind for the leadership of Hull City.

Last Tuesday, Portsmouth drew 0-0 against Fleetwood, after three straight wins, the last of which last weekend, after travelling to Ipswich (2-0).

The clash between two candidates for the ascent, who arrive separated by just two points at the top of the league table.

Both teams have stood out for their good defensive behaviour, keeping averages below one goal conceded per game, which means that only Sunderland has fewer goals conceded among all teams in the league.