Hull City – Sheffield Utd

The visitors look more solid at the start of the season than their upcoming opponents

Hull City, by historical standards, not so long ago played in the elite league of England, but for the fourth season is playing in the Championship. And the club found itself here not after relegation from the Premier League, but after promotion from League One. So much "tigers" thrown by fate in the last decade. At the end of last season, Hull City almost snuck into the play-off zone, taking a place on its outer edge. Missteps in the last rounds of last year's Championships, which prevented the Tigers from securing a position in the top 6, continue now. Sheffield United were among the Premier League clubs last season. It is difficult to call the performance of the game "Blades" in the elite division, as the final sixteen points for the season were close to historical anti-records. In the Championship Sheffield United looks a little livelier, so the coming rounds will show the readiness of the team to fight for a return to the Premier League. Bookmakers have identified the guests as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.11 on their victory. Hull City approaches the upcoming meeting as the team with the lowest average performance in the entire Championship. Currently, it is 1.5 goals per game. This statistic includes three draws "Tigers" in three rounds (1:1, 1:1 and 0:0), as well as a defeat in the last game from Leeds United (0:2). However, what really upsets Hull City fans is not the performance of his matches, but the series of seven official and six friendly meetings without wins. Even from the English League Cup the team flew out in mid-August, losing at home to another team from Sheffield - the Owls. Sheffield United marked their return to the Championship with a win over Preston in the opening round, then parted ways with CRC and Norwich, and last round got a rather convincing victory over Watford at home. Despite the 1-0 scoreline, the Blades outscored the Hornets in shots on goal 7-1. In the last five years, Hull City and Sheffield United have met each other seven times. Five times the Blades have won, and the remaining two meetings ended in draws in regulation time. Most likely, Sheffield United will have an advantage in the upcoming match.