- Head-to-head: Hull City are unbeaten in the last five head-to-head meetings (Won 3, Drawn 2) including a 3-1 victory away in the Championship two months ago.
- Hull form: Hull City have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five Championship games.
- Millwall form: Millwall have won four and lost just one of their last five Championship matches.
Promotion-chasing pair do battle at the MKM Stadium
Season context
Hull City and Millwall look set to battle it out in the Championship playoffs come the end of the season with the Tigers in fifth with 60 points from 34 games and the Lions in third with 62 points from 35.
Manager and system
Sergej Jakirovic has done a brilliant job at the MKM since taking charge in June 2025, installing a system that Hull City can operate within to suit the talent they have at their disposal. His team are well balanced, organised and adaptable - qualities that have allowed Hull to maintain a consistent level of performance that has kept them in and around the playoff places all season.
Tactical approach
They will play an uptempo, vertical style on Saturday, looking for quick transitions and measured pressing to release their runners wide and into the channels where they can create superior numbers and overload the opposition.
Millwall's game
Millwall, on the other hand, are a direct, route-one side who are physically aggressive and set up to be compact in the defensive third, making them a very difficult team to get at, particularly when they have possession. Alex Neil has done a terrific job since his appointment in December 2024 and the visitors have an excellent away record this season (Won 8, Drawn 5, Lost 4 from 17 Championship away matches).
Both teams to score a good fit for the main bet
With Millwall’s excellent away form and Hull’s home form, which has been patchy of late (Won 1, Drawn 1, Lost 2 of last four at MKM Stadium), it would be foolish to tip the hosts for a win here.
However, the Tigers have dominated this fixture in recent times and can snatch all three points on Saturday.
Hull are more likely to create open games and that suits the visitors who excel in aerial contests and from set piece situations. The Lions have conceded 19 goals in 17 away matches this term.
There are two good options in the correct score market here, but the 1.94 about over 2.5 goals is also attractive as this game is likely to feature plenty of action as two promotion-seeking sides battle it out.
- Oli McBurnie is Hull’s main man up front with 13 goals in 25 Championship appearances this term, while Femi Azeez leads the line for Millwall with 8 goals and 3 assists in 24 games.
- Azeez has been directly involved in half of Millwall's last 5 goals, so both teams to score - yes is our main bet for this game and it looks a good bet at 1.71.
