Hull City host Ipswich Town at the MKM Stadium on Saturday 31 October 2026 (3pm kick-off) in Premier League gameweek 9, with the two sides level on points in the middle of the table.
Level on points, split by goal difference
Hull sit 10th with 10 points from eight games, having won two. Their goal difference is +1. Ipswich are 12th, also on 10 points, with three wins but a goal difference of -4.
Both average 1.25 points per game. The gap lies in how they get there. Hull score 1.13 goals per game and concede 1.00. Ipswich score 1.50 and concede 2.00. Hull have three clean sheets this season. Ipswich have none.
Form: Hull winless in five
Hull have not won in their last five league games: three draws and two defeats. They drew 2-2 at Chelsea, lost 2-1 at Newcastle, drew 2-2 at home to Everton, lost 1-0 at Fulham and drew 1-1 with Brentford.
Ipswich have won two of their last five, lost two and drawn one. They won 3-2 at Crystal Palace and 2-1 at home to Fulham, but lost 1-0 at Everton and 3-2 at Manchester City, and drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest.
On the numbers, expected goals data via Fantasy Premier League (xG, the quality of chances created) backs up the split. Hull average 1.05 xG for and 1.53 against per game. Ipswich average 1.40 for and 2.10 against, so they create more but allow a lot.
Players to watch
Oli McBurnie leads Hull's xG at 2.02, with one goal and two assists in 706 minutes, and is FPL's first-choice penalty taker for the club. Matt Crooks and McBurnie are each one booking from a ban, on four league bookings by MFF's card count. Abdellah Belloumi has three goals from 1.22 xG.
For Ipswich, Emersonn has 2.48 xG and two goals in 523 minutes. Davis has two goals and two assists, while Enciso has two assists from 1.66 expected assists. Clarke is FPL's first-choice penalty taker.
Hull have a long injury list according to FPL. Hughes (groin), Targett (ankle), Ansah (back), Matazo (knee) and Gyabi (thigh) are all listed as injured with a 0% chance of playing. FPL lists Butland as doubtful with an arm problem, 50% chance of playing, and Gourna-Douath as doubtful with a calf problem, 75% chance of playing. For Ipswich, FPL lists only Lukić, injured with a groin problem and a 0% chance of playing.
Head-to-head favours Ipswich
Ipswich have won three of the last four meetings, with one draw and no Hull wins. Ipswich won 1-0 on 3 March 2026 and 2-0 at the MKM on 25 November 2025. The 3-3 draw in Hull on 27 April 2024 is the exception, and Ipswich won 3-0 on 3 October 2023. Hull failed to score in three of the four games.
MFF prediction
MFF's match model predicts a narrow Hull City 1-0 win, giving the home side a 50% chance, the draw 25% and an Ipswich win 26%.
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