Southampton will face Hull City on January 17th in the English Championship. The odds for a Southampton victory are 1.71, a draw is at 3.92, and a Hull City win is valued at 4.40. According to probability percentages, Southampton has a 54.80% chance of winning, a draw has a 23.90% chance, and Hull City has a 21.30% chance. Southampton is the most likely to win, but the odds for total goals and both teams to score are also intriguing. Total goals options: Over 2.5 is at 1.62, Under 2.5 is at 2.26, both teams to score: yes - 1.59, no - 2.21.
In their last five matches, Southampton has an average possession of 60%, receives an average of 2 yellow cards, commits 10.4 fouls, and is caught offside 1.4 times per game. Hull City, over the same period, maintains 46.8% possession, receives 3.8 yellow cards, commits 13 fouls, and is caught offside 2 times per match. In Southampton's last three games: on January 10th, Doncaster vs Southampton 2-3, on January 4th, Middlesbrough vs Southampton 4-0, on January 1st, Southampton vs Millwall 0-0. For Hull City: on January 11th, Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers 4-3, on January 1st, Hull City vs Stoke City 0-1, on December 29th, Middlesbrough vs Hull City 0-1. In their last head-to-head on September 20, 2025, Hull City defeated Southampton 3-1.
Over a series of five matches, Southampton has an average total goals per game of 2.8, scoring 1 goal and conceding 1.8. Hull City has a lower average of 1.4 goals per match, scoring 0.8 and conceding 0.6. Southampton has seen over 2.5 goals in 3 of their 5 matches, while Hull City has only 1 out of 5. In the first half, more than 1.5 goals were recorded for Southampton 2 times out of 5, and for Hull City 1 time out of 5. Southampton is more prolific in the second half: 3 out of 5 over 1.5 goals, while Hull City has 1 out of 5. Southampton most frequently scores between the 46th and 60th minute (44%), and concedes between the 16th and 30th minute (40%). Hull City's goals are spread over three intervals: 16-30, 31-45, and 46-60 - each at 33%. Hull City concedes most often between the 31st and 45th minute (50%). Overall, Southampton seems more inclined towards high-scoring matches, while Hull City tends to play cautiously with low scoring. Therefore, a bet on under 2.5 goals at 2.26 seems justified, considering Hull City's low scoring and conceding stats and only one over 2.5 goals in five matches.
Southampton averages 5.6 corners per match, while Hull City averages 5.8. For both teams, there have been 4 out of 5 matches with over 9.5 corners. Among corner totals, the line closest to the average sum (11.4) is 11.0: total corners over 11.0 - 2.33, under 11.0 - 1.52. Southampton is the favorite for the corner outcome with odds of 1.39. Both teams consistently earn 5-6 corners, which is confirmed by the frequent occurrence of over 9.5 total corners. In this situation, it is logical to consider a bet on over 11 corners or a Southampton win in corner count.
Sportwars.net prediction for the Southampton vs Hull City match, 2026-01-17 - Under 2.5 goals, odds 2.26. Exact score: 1:1, odds 7.50.


