Hull City vs Ipswich: Team News, Injuries and Prediction
By Daniel Kimingi ·
Hull and Ipswich are level on 10 points before their first top-flight meeting, with Hull winless in the league since 29 August.
Hull City host Ipswich Town at the MKM Stadium on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 GMT. Both clubs are on 10 points.
Hull City host Ipswich Town at the MKM Stadium on Saturday 31 October, kick-off 15:00 GMT, in the first top-flight meeting between the clubs. Both sides have 10 points from eight games, with Hull 10th and Ipswich 12th, according to The Hard Tackle.
Hull City vs Ipswich team news
Hull are without Eliot Matazo (knee), Matt Targett (ankle), Ilyas Ansah (back), Darko Gyabi (groin) and Charlie Hughes (groin). Lucas Gourna-Douath (calf), Nobel Mendy (groin) and Jack Butland (arm) are doubts who will be assessed before kick-off. Sports Mole says Sergej Jakirovic is dealing with a surfeit of injuries.
Ipswich are largely healthy. Jack Taylor (knee) is out, and Sasa Lukic is a doubt with a groin problem. Gary O'Neil must choose between Emersonn and Liam Delap at centre-forward, and Jaden Philogene is returning from an ankle injury.
Form and table
Hull have not won in their last six league games, their longest winless run since 2017, according to The Hard Tackle. They are unbeaten in four home matches, and drew 1-1 with Brentford last time out, with Oli McBurnie scoring a penalty, his first league goal of the season. Hull have scored nine league goals, and opened the season with a 2-0 win over Manchester United.
Hull have two wins, four draws and two defeats, with a goal difference of plus one. The Hard Tackle expects them to play a five-man defence with wing-backs Coyle and Giles, McBurnie alone up front and Belloumi, who has three goals and two assists, wide.
Ipswich have three wins, one draw and four defeats, with wins against Sunderland, Crystal Palace (3-2) and Fulham (2-1). They have lost three of their last four away games and drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest last time out. Zian Flemming, Emersonn and Leif Davis have two goals each, and both of Flemming's goals came away from home.
Hull City vs Ipswich prediction: what to watch
The clubs have met 43 times, with Hull winning 19, Ipswich 12 and 12 drawn, according to Sports Mole. Ipswich have won four of the last five meetings, including 1-0 in the Championship on 3 March 2026 and 2-0 on 25 November 2025. Hull last beat Ipswich on 24 November 2020, a 3-0 League One win at Portman Road.