Hull City V Burnley Betting: Saturday, 10th April

Hull City V Burnley

Saturday, 10^th April – 15:00 GMT

Hull City

League Position: 18th

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Hull’s bid to avoid the dreaded drop was dealt a swift blow at the weekend as the Tigers fell to their seventh defeat of the campaign on Saturday against a resilient Stoke City. It was perhaps a game few thought Hull would get anything from, but after their 2-0 victory at home to Fulham many were anticipating a change in fortunes for Iain Dowi’es men, whom has now lost two of his three games in charge of Hull City and now has just six games left to save Hull’s bacon. 

Hull weren’t really at the races last Saturday in that they just didn’t deal with the physical attributes of Stoke. They aren’t the only ones to come a cropper at The Brittania but that will be little in terms of consolation as the Tigers now come to terms with life back in the bottom three. They are, however, just a single point away from safety and will head into this weekends clash with Burnley, a team in a far more dire situation than themselves, knowing that three points would both boost their situation significantly and perhaps lift them back out of the relegation zone and onto safe ground.

Iain Dowie is the man left with the job of steering Hull away from the doom and gloom of the Premiership’s basement and he claims he has a squad full of determined individuals willing to shed blood for the cause. Well, based on Saturday’s showing we would disagree strongly as Hull didn’t do an awful lot in terms of rustling a few Stoke feathers, although Hull are hardly the type of team to get stuck in. However, in fairness Hull were never really fancied to get an awful lot from their outing at Stoke so the players didn’t have to deal with that winning pressure. That will change on Saturday though as this is a fixture where not only do Hull stand a very good chance of notching up a rare league win but it’s a game they just have to win as it’s by far their east game left to play.

We will forgive Hull’s efforts a week ago and will give them a go on Saturday. After all, if they can’t beat Burnley at The KC Stadium then there’s no-one they can beat. Burnley are now the league beating boys and Hull really will kick themselves should they not seize this golden opportunity to register three vital points with both hands. We aren’t claiming Hull are bankers as they are far from it, especially considering their recent form of just one win in seven and six defeats from their last seven, but Hull have been more resolute at home of late and have only lost once their since the turn of the year (2-2-1). They were the winning team in their last home fixture, a 2-0 victory over Fulham, and we fancy their chances of making it back-to-back league wins at The KC Stadium this Saturday, what would be their very first of the season.

Burnley

League Position: 19th

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Wow – The most appropriate word we could use to describe the mauling Burnley got at the weekend. Brian Law must be tearing his hair out after his teams display last Saturday in what was an absolute massacre at Turf Moor. It was so bad that the 6-1 scoreline didn’t really do Man City any justice as they could have had a good couple more, while the fans were of the same opinion with some running for the hills before they barely got settled in their seats. If the club offered up a refund for Saturday’s ticket fee, we’re sure fans would flood to Turf Moor seeking their share of the compensation. The club haven’t been that generous but Brian Law has stated his side will be better this weekend, although it’s hard to see them being any worse in fairness.

Burnley’s 6minute capitulation has to be the fastest, most emphatic and pathetic we’ve ever seen. In fact we don’t remember any team going 3-0 within the space of 6 minutes in a Premiership fixture so at least Burnley stand a good chance of smashing some sort of weird record. To be serious for a moment, and that’s very hard as it was a comical evening in Lancashire, Burnley’s performance was diabolical and it would be an understatement to say Burnley owe it to their fans on Saturday. Some sort of result away at Hull City would go some way to repaying the fans for their commendable effort from the stands last Saturday, although only a win will do if Burnley wish to somehow mount a serious comeback for safety.

Law’s Clarets now find themselves four points adrift of safety after last weekends embarrassment and we think it’s fair to say Burnley have all but waved goodbye to life in the Premiership, so each fixture from here on out needs to be savoured by the Burnley fans and not spent trudging home midway through games, although last week was understandable. A four point deficit may not look a huge gap to some but for Burnley it’s the equivalent of the River Nile in Egypt. They just don’t look like getting any points from the remainder of their fixtures let alone a win to really saviour, while they can find themselves a tad fortunate that the only way isn’t down only because Portsmouth had nine points docked from them else Burnley would almost certainly finish the campaign bottom of the pack.

This really is one last hurrah from Burnley as this trip to Hull remains on paper their easiest assignment left to undertake. However, even this encounter with fellow relegationers Hull City looks a step too far for the Clarets who’ve shown no signs of fight or survival character and have instead decided to throw in the towel, of which this occurred a good few weeks ago. They are a club who’ve not won a league fixture since the middle of February – 10 games ago – while they’ve won just one of their last 22 fixtures. They’ve been a dead team walking for months now and soon enough we’ll get the confirmation of their demise.

Match Verdict: Hull City to WIN – 1.80 SkyBet

We can’t remember the last time we were as confident as this about Hull winning a Premiership game but Iain Dowie’s Tigers surely must be a certainty for the three points, or at least as close as. Hull are hardly the most reliable team in the division but neither are Burnley. In fact, we tell a lie as Burnley are reliable.. in Losing games that is. The Clarets will struggle to pick up a point from their remaining five games let alone win a fixture. They’re a team wobbling, crumbling and ready and waiting to concede bucket loads at your pleasure. Fortunately for them, Burnley aren’t exactly ruthless in front of goal but they won’t have to be on Saturday as just one or two will do it, while Brian laws can expect sixes and sevens from the better sides in the forthcoming weeks.

Match Odds:

Hull City – 1.80 SkyBet

Draw – 3.60 SportingBet

Burnley – 5.00 WilliamHill

SoccerBetting Value Tip: Hull City to Score 2 or More Goals – 1.80 PaddyPower