- Team form: Hull City are winless in 5 (D2, L3) and have taken 1 point from their last 3 PL26/27 games.
- Recent form: Brentford have performed better with 2 wins, 2 draws and a loss from their last 5.
- Home attack: Hull City's home attack has scored an average of 1.33 goals per game in PL26/27, scoring 4 on home soil.
No clear winner jumps out
Hull City have enjoyed a decent start to life in the Premier League 2026-2027 as they sit in ninth with 9 points from seven games. The Tigers have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 2 but have taken just 1 point from their last 3 fixtures, drawing with Everton 2-2 at home before defeats to Newcastle (A) and Fulham (A).
Brentford are in sixth with 10 points from their opening 7 games and have been in decent form of late with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. The Bees have performed well on their travels this season with 3 draws from 3 so far (D3) and will be confident that they can leave with something from this one.
Brentford to edge it
Odds and prediction
Hull City are currently 4.3 and the draw is 3.8, so it's very obvious who the bookies feel are the more likely winner this Sunday in the form of the Bees who are the slight favorites at 1.75. In all honesty, it's hard to split these two sides on form and a draw seems highly possible but we'll take the Bees to just edge it at The MKM Stadium.
Tactics and key players
This Hull City vs Brentford preview suggests a tight contest, with both teams looking well matched heading into Sunday's clash. Sergej Jakirovic's 4-2-3-1 is compact but with lots of players down the flanks, his side have made the Tigers a threat in transition this season and they should cause problems for Brentford's compact pressing style. The problem is they may well be forced into making forward passes too early at times and could be left exposed as a result.
Kevin Schade, who has scored 3 Premier League 2026/2027 goals so far, is the biggest threat for Brentford and Mohamed Belloumi has provided that spark for Hull City with his 2 goals in 5 making him the Premier League 2026/2027's top scorer for the Tigers. Hull City vs Brentford prediction points towards a narrow away win, but it would be no surprise if the hosts make it awkward.
- Keith Andrews has been a revelation for the Bees and his compact shape has given them an edge in the middle third while they have become a threat from set pieces.
- 3 of Hull City's last 5 goals have come from the Algerian so he could be the man to watch this Sunday.
Goals are coming in
This has the makings of a close game between two solid sides but Hull City's high-tempo approach should test Brentford's compact shape. The Bees have scored an average of 1.67 and conceded the same amount away in the Premier League 2026/2027, so this should be an end-to-end game.
Hull City have been better at home so far with 1 win and 2 draws from 3 and have scored an average of 1.33 per game, so they can make life tough for the Bees at The MKM.
Our Hull City vs Brentford betting tips lean toward goals, with both sides capable of finding the net.
