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The Championship returns on Friday night when Hull City draw swords with Sheffield United at the MKM Stadium, live on Sky Sports Football at 8pm.
Hull City vs Sheffield United Predictions
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Hull City, 19th, remain one of five Championship clubs who are yet to stamp a win on the board this season. The Tigers, who surprisingly replaced Liam Rosenior with Tom Walter in the summer, have drawn three of their four matches to date and lost to Sheffield United's neighbours Wednesday in the League Cup.
In contrast, Sheffield United - who were handed a two point deduction - will be pretty content with their own start to life back in the second-tier. Under former promotion-winning manager Chris Wilder, the Blades have carved out two wins and two draws to date; another win could spring them from 8th to 3rd tonight.
Sheffield United have been favoured by the bookmakers at 11/10 to claim that win, hosts Hull can be backed at 9/4 to get their first victory under boss Walter, while a draw is hovering around the 12/5 mark.
Hull City have yet to find their rhythm under Walter, particularly from an attacking perspective. They have scored just twice (one of which was a penalty), and have fired blanks in their last two games, with all four of their Championship matches going under 2.5 goals.
While Sheffield United offer much more going forward with six goals on the board so far, it's worth noting that three of their four league matches have been under 2.5 goals, as have their last three on the spin in all competitions.
They've kept two clean sheets and will fancy their chances of frustrating the goal-shy hosts tonight, with Sky Bet offering best-priced odds of even-money for less than three goals in the game on Friday.
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Sheffield United have won 10 of their last 14 Championship matches and five of the last six meetings with Hull.
The Blades have shown no hangover from either their relegation or subsequent two points deduction for this season. Before the international break they became the first team to take points off fast-starting Watford with a 1-0 win at Bramall Lane and should be confident of getting the better of slow-starting Hull, who have failed to win any of their last 12 matches stretching back to April - including league, cup, and summer friendlies - seven of which they've lost.
Gustavo Hamer has been proactive in the shots market this season, amassing a total of 15 shots across four Championship matches, with only Finn Azaz surpassing him with 17. Hamer, who has already netted two goals, recorded an impressive six shots in his most recent match - the 1-0 triumph over Watford - and has been tasked with taking three or more shots in tonight's game.
Hamer's teammate Kieffer Moore has also been lively with two goals in his last four games for club and country, including a goal just 37 seconds into Wales' 2-1 victory over Montenegro. Moore has registered six shots on target in his last three outings for Sheffield United, and an additional shot on target would enhance this three-part bet builder to odds of 9/2.
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