Hull v Norwich Betting Tips [13 August 2022]
Football - Championship
13 August 2022 10:00
The match
Matchday three of the English Championship sees one of the promotion favorites Norwich make the trip up north to take on Hull City at the MKM Stadium. The Canaries have suffered a slow start to life back in the Championship after taking only a single point from their opening two fixtures. However, manager Dean Smith has cause for optimism after a penalty shootout victory over Birmingham in the EFL Cup in midweek, for the teams first official win of the 2022/23 campaign. Standing in their way for this match is a Hull City team realistically hoping for a mid table finish after ending the 2021/22 season in 19th-place. The Tigers started the season strongly with a 2-1 home win over Bristol City but would then follow that up with a 0-0 away draw before falling 2-1 to League Two side Bradford City in a disappointing EFL Cup exit.
Norwich fans should be expecting their side to get the three points in this match with the oddsmakers seemingly in agreement. The Canaries have an excellent away record in this competition and posted a league best 15-4-4 record as the visitors the last time they were in the second tier of English football in 2020/21. For the hosts, manager Shota Arveladze will be hoping to improve his club’s home form in the coming season. The Tigers were amongst the worst teams in the division on home soil in the 2021/22 season, mustering only 25 points in 23 appearances. Norwich rang in the changes for their EFL Cup match and should be back to a full-strength starting 11 here. We could also see Gabriel Sara, Norwich’s fifth-highest ever transfer signing, make his league bow after debuting for his new club in midweek.
Key Statistics
- Hull City had problems putting the ball in the net last campaign and ended with the second highest number of matches failing to score at 21.
- Norwich has conceded in six straight matches including preseason while Hull City has conceded in four of their last five.
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in seven of Hull City’s last eight matches.
The bet of our experts
We’re going to back Norwich City to get the full three points in this match. This could be a tricky match for the visitors given their slow start to the season and some encouraging performances by their opponents. However, the defeat to lower league Bradford City in midweek was a bad loss and it will be interesting to see how the Tigers respond. Expect to see a motivated Norwich City team here get their promotion hunt back on track with their first league win of the season.
