Hull vs Ipswich preview: Premier League, Saturday 31 October
Hull and Ipswich sit level on 10 points, and the prices can barely separate them. Here is what the form, head-to-head and team news suggest.
Hull welcome 
Ipswich in the Premier League on Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 15:00 GMT, and the numbers struggle to pick a favourite. The two sides are level on points in mid-table, and the home and away prices are practically identical. Our model's lean is a cautious one: Ipswich avoiding defeat.
What is at stake
After 8 games, Hull are 10th on 10 points with a goal difference of +1. Ipswich are 12th, also on 10 points, but with a goal difference of -4. Everton sit between them in 11th, again on 10 points, while Aston Villa are 9th on 11 and Bournemouth 13th on 9.
In other words, this is a tightly packed part of the table. A win for either side would offer a little breathing room in a cluster where a single result shuffles the order. You can follow the full standings on our Premier League page.
Recent form
Hull's recent run reads D L D L D. They drew 1-1 at home to Brentford on 25 October, lost 0-1 at Fulham on 17 October and drew 2-2 with Everton on 11 October. Before that came a 1-2 defeat at Newcastle and a 2-2 draw at Chelsea. Over their last 10 games they average 1.1 goals scored and 1 conceded per match, with 3 clean sheets. Both teams scored in 50% of those games, and 40% went over 2.5 goals. That profile points to tight, fairly low-scoring matches.
Ipswich's sequence is D L W L L. They drew 1-1 with Nottingham on 23 October, lost 2-3 at Manchester City, beat Fulham 2-1 at home, then lost 0-1 at Everton. Their last listed game was a 2-4 home defeat to Arsenal in the EFL Cup. Across their last 10, they average 1.7 goals scored but 2.1 conceded, with 0 clean sheets. Both teams scored in 80% of those games and 70% went over 2.5 goals. Ipswich games tend to be open at both ends.
Head-to-head and team news
In 25 meetings, Hull have won 13, Ipswich 6, and 6 ended level, with an average of 2.6 goals per game. Both teams scored in 40% of them, and 48% went over 2.5 goals.
The more recent picture favours Ipswich, though:
- 3 March 2026: Ipswich 1-0 Hull (EFL Championship)
- 25 November 2025: Hull 0-2 Ipswich (EFL Championship)
- 27 April 2024: Hull 3-3 Ipswich (Championship)
- 3 October 2023: Ipswich 3-0 Hull (Championship)
Hull's absence list is the longer one. I. Ansah, D. Gyabi, C. Hughes, E. Matazo and M. Targett are out, while J. Butland and L. Gourna-Douath are doubtful. Ipswich are without J. Taylor, with S. Lukic a doubt.
What the prices say and our pick
The best 1X2 prices are 2.71 for Hull, 3.45 for the draw and 2.7 for Ipswich. That translates to roughly 36% for a home win, 28% for a draw and 36% for an away win. The market sees this as a genuine toss-up.
Our model's pick is the double chance: Draw or Ipswich at a best price of 1.45, which implies around 69%. Our reading is that Hull's longer absence list, their run of draws and Ipswich's recent edge in this fixture tilt things slightly away from a home win. That said, Ipswich's leaky defence is a real counterweight, and a Hull win is very much a live outcome.
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