Hull City v Oxford United: Free Tips, Prediction and Odds

With 10 Championship matches left to play, Hull City and Oxford United both need to boost their points tally to stay ahead of the bottom three in the Championship and it could be a real battle when they meet at the MKM Stadium on Wednesday.

Neither team will be in their element as Hull have the fewest home wins of any team in the second tier this season with only three victories in 18 games, while Oxford have been successful just once in 18 road trips in the league.

The Tigers have been showing more resolve of late, with only one defeat in their last five matches, but Oxford have picked up just four points from their last eight league games, all from draws.

Oxford won 1-0 when the teams met in a midweek fixture at the Kassam Stadium in November and it could be another close and low-scoring contest.

Hull City v Oxford United free betting tips and predictions

Draw - 13/5

With Hull struggling to win at home and Oxford uninspiring when playing on the road, backing the draw makes sense when considering Wednesday's game.

The Tigers have shown plenty of fight in recent matches and would have been fancied to edge this contest but for an incident in Saturday's draw against Bristol City that has had an unfortunate knock-on effect.

The draw at Ashton Gate was an excellent result considering that Hull played most of the game with 10 men after goalscorer Joao Pedro was sent off soon after putting the Tigers ahead in the 13th minute.

Not only did his team-mates have to expend extra energy for the remaining 76 minutes of that match - the home side equalised with a penalty after 54 minutes - Hull now don't have their main striker for the next three games after Pedro's appeal against the red card was dismissed.

Hull have scored only five goals in their last six games and make limited appeal at odds-on for what would be only their second win in their last seven home fixtures.

They overcame Plymouth 2-0 in their last home match but Argyle are bottom of the table and winless on the road all year, so that success can be marked down.

Oxford not only played with 11 men for all of their last match, their 1-1 draw at Norwich took place last Friday night, so they have had more time to recover and prepare for this contest.

United have not won in eight games, but they have been taking on some decent opposition with matches against Burnley, West Brom and in-form Coventry before the Norwich game and should be capable of picking up their eighth away draw in the league this season.

Under 2.5 goals - 8/11

If this game is drawn then a 0-0 or 1-1 final score looks more likely than anything more entertaining. 

Hull have scored more than one goal against only last-placed Plymouth in their last seven games but they have not conceded more than once in their last five outings either. 

As such, their last six matches have each produced under 2.5 goals and Oxford have not been involved in many end-to-end thrillers lately either.

Gary Rowett's team have scored just 11 goals in their 18 away league matches this season and they have played eight consecutive road games with under 2.5 goals.

With neither team wanting to lose and be exposed to any improvement from the clubs below them, a cagey game appears likely. 

Ole Romeny over 1.5 shots - 13/8

Given the likely low-scoring nature of the game, it may be best to look at the shots markets rather than goalscorer bets for this game.

Winter signing Ole Romeny has made a promising start to his Oxford career since joining from FC Utrecht in January.

The Dutch forward scored his first goal in England in the 3-2 defeat by Coventry 10 days ago and had chances in the draw with Norwich too.

He could be one of the chief threats to Hull on Wednesday night and is worth backing to take at least two shots in the match.

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Hull City v Oxford United odds

Hull City - 7/10
Draw - 13/5
Oxford United - 4/1

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