It’s an all-Championship tie in the FA Cup 4th round as struggling Hull welcome a buoyant Nottingham Forest side to the KC Stadium. Hull are in real danger of being relegated to League One in what would be back to back relegations for the Tigers whilst Forest will be hoping to build on their impressive wins over Arsenal and Wolves in recent weeks.
English FA Cup – Hull City v Nottingham Forest – KC Stadium – Saturday 27th January 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at Ladbrokes |
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Hull City
Nottingham ForestHull City
Nigel Adkins is struggling to get the results he wants from his Hull side and the Tigers are only out of the relegation zone on goal difference in the Championship. Their 1-0 win over Blackburn in round 3 could be the catalyst they require towards a successful second half of the season. Jarrod Bowen has enjoyed a breakthrough season for the Tigers and his 11 goals have been one of the very few bright sparks for the club this term.
Nottingham Forest
Gary Brazil engineered a famous win for Forest against Arsenal last time out although he has been replaced by Aitor Karanka who too had a famous win last time out against high-flying Wolves. Forest sit 14th in the Championship, 11 points outside of the play-off places with 35 points from their opening 28 games. Kieran Dowell has grabbed the headlines at the City Ground with his all action performances and the Everton loanee will be looking to improve upon his tally of 10 goals for the season here.
Head to Head
Nottingham Forest hold a slender 29:25 head to head lead between the teams whilst another 9 ties have ended as draws. The first meeting between the teams was a hum-dinger this season with Forest emerging 3-2 winners thanks to a Kieran Dowell hat-trick.
Hull City v Nottingham Forest – Betting Odds and Predictions
Despite their respective struggles this term both sides like to attack as much as possible.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a banker bet at 7/10 with Coral.
Both sides will see the FA Cup as an opportunity to push forward with their season(s) and it could be a very fiery match.
A red card in the game is a distinct possibility at 3/1 with Coral.
Kieran Dowell has already scored a hat-trick against Hull this season and will want to net again here.
Kieran Dowell to score anytime is unbelievable value at 17/10 with Unibet.
With both sides so closely matched in the English football pyramid – this could be a very close game.
The match to end as a draw looks a superb punt at 23/10 with Ladbrokes.
Score Prediction
Hull City 1 – 1 Nottingham Forest – 6/1 with William Hill.
Top Betting Tip Hull City v Nottingham Forest
Both sides will be prioritising league football but will want to use the FA Cup to rotate their teams wherever possible. The match to end as a draw and both teams to score a fantastic bet at 18/5 with BetVictor.