Hull City v Nottingham Forest prediction

Premier League · Wed, 02 Dec 2026 20:00 GMT · MKM Stadium

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Hull City v Nottingham Forest, Premier League on Wed, 02 Dec 2026 20:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Hull City host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Wednesday 2 December (kick-off 20:00 UK).

The key numbers

Hull City are winless in their last nine matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Four of Hull City’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (27%). Both teams scored in six of Hull City’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). At home, Hull City have two wins, five draws and no defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.57 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 0.71. Hull City have scored 11 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Hull City have conceded 11 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Six of Nottingham Forest’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in eight of Nottingham Forest’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, Nottingham Forest have one win, two draws and four defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 0.71 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 2.29. Nottingham Forest have scored nine goals, the second-fewest of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Nottingham Forest have conceded 13 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Hull City (13th) and Nottingham Forest (16th) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Nottingham Forest the stronger side, 62 rating points above Hull City (Nottingham Forest 1574, Hull City 1511, after at least 10 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Hull City. The most recent meeting, on 7 May 2022, finished Hull City 1–1 Nottingham Forest.

Team news

Predicted Hull City XI (5-4-1): K. Tzolakis, S. Ajayi, J. Egan, L. Coyle, N. Mendy, R. Giles, R. Slater, T. Iroegbunam, M. Belloumi, M. Crooks, O. McBurnie — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Mohamed Belloumi (5.5 per match over 10 appearances, three goals and two assists) and Konstantinos Tzolakis (4.1 per match over 10 appearances) have been Hull City’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Hull City (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Mohamed Belloumi averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 703 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances. Konstantinos Tzolakis averages 3.9 saves per 90 over 1418 minutes, with two or more saves in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Nottingham Forest XI (3-4-2-1): M. Sels, Murillo, Jair, N. Milenković, N. Williams, J. McAtee, X. Schlager, D. Muñoz, M. Gibbs-White, R. Yates, L. Delap — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Morgan Gibbs-White (4.4 per match over nine appearances, one goal and three assists) and Xaver Schlager (3.8 per match over 11 appearances, one assist) have been Nottingham Forest’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Nottingham Forest (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Morgan Gibbs-White averages 1.5 shots per 90 over 861 minutes, with a shot in four of the last 10 appearances. Xaver Schlager averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 1586 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Wed, 02 Dec 2026 20:00 GMT · Premier League · MKM Stadium
Head-to-head (last 6): Hull City 1 · draws 1 · Nottingham Forest 4 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Hull City 0W 3D 2L · Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L

Hull City v Nottingham Forest (Premier League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 4.63

Corners

against 6.63 / 4.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 3.88

Shots on target

against 5.88 / 3 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3 / 2.5

Cards

against 1.25 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Hull City for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.63 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.63 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.38 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.88 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.88 for · 7.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.38 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Hull City

Hull City Goalkeeper

Hull City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
K. Tzolakis	10	90900 min	414.1 /90	80.8 /90	10.1 /90
D. Phillips	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Hull City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Tzolakis n 8	90	4.1 6/6
D. Phillips n 3	91.7	2.6 3/2

Hull City Defensive

Hull City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Egan	11	81888 min	141.4 /90	111.1 /90	90.9 /90	373.8 /90	60.6 /90	20.2 /90
L. Coyle	11	75824 min	131.4 /90	40.4 /90	00 /90	272.9 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90
S. Ajayi	10	85853 min	202.1 /90	101.1 /90	00 /90	464.9 /90	30.3 /90	20.2 /90
R. Giles	10	70701 min	121.5 /90	50.6 /90	00 /90	222.8 /90	20.3 /90	10.1 /90
L. Herrington	9	49443 min	81.6 /90	51 /90	51 /90	214.3 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90
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Hull City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Egan n 8	77.3	0.7 3/2	0.4 3/0	—
R. Slater n 8	77.1	0.9 4/2	0.4 2/1	—
L. Coyle n 8	80.6	0.7 3/2	0.6 3/1	—
K. Tzolakis n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 3/1	—
Oliver McBurnie n 8	88.5	1.1 6/2	1.5 8/3	—
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Hull City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Egan n 8	77.3	1.3 6/3
R. Slater n 8	77.1	2 7/3
L. Coyle n 8	80.6	1.7 7/3
Oliver McBurnie n 8	88.5	0.6 4/1
S. Ajayi n 8	87.4	2.3 8/5
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Hull City Attacking

Hull City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Oliver McBurnie	10	89888 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	101 /90	50.5 /90	111.1 /90	90.9 /90
M. Cho	6	44262 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	72.4 /90	31 /90	62.1 /90	20.7 /90
J. Gelhardt	4	37147 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	53.1 /90	42.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90
L. Millar	2	2550 min	11.8 /90	00 /90	35.4 /90	11.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
R. Slater	11	81887 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	70.7 /90	20.2 /90	111.1 /90	70.7 /90
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Hull City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Egan n 8	77.3	1 6/1	0.1 1/0
R. Slater n 8	77.1	0.7 5/0	0.1 1/0
L. Coyle n 8	80.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
K. Tzolakis n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Oliver McBurnie n 8	88.5	1 5/2	0.4 3/0
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Hull City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Egan n 8	77.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Slater n 8	77.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Coyle n 8	80.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Tzolakis n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Oliver McBurnie n 8	88.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
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Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest Goalkeeper

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Sels	11	90990 min	222 /90	121.1 /90	00 /90

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Sels n 8	90	1.9 5/2

Nottingham Forest Defensive

Nottingham Forest — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Murillo	11	84928 min	232.2 /90	181.7 /90	30.3 /90	464.5 /90	161.6 /90	40.4 /90
Jair	9	89805 min	101.1 /90	60.7 /90	20.2 /90	343.8 /90	91 /90	30.3 /90
N. Milenković	7	90630 min	101.4 /90	101.4 /90	40.6 /90	395.6 /90	111.6 /90	20.3 /90
O. Diomande	5	81403 min	71.6 /90	40.9 /90	40.9 /90	224.9 /90	61.3 /90	00 /90
L. Netz	4	2185 min	11.1 /90	11.1 /90	00 /90	44.2 /90	44.2 /90	11.1 /90
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Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Sels n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
N. Williams n 8	89.3	1.1 4/3	1.4 6/3	—
Murillo n 8	89.9	1.8 5/4	0.1 1/0	—
X. Schlager n 8	81.4	1.4 7/3	0.6 4/0	—
D. Ndoye n 8	62.1	1.3 4/2	1.3 5/2	—
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Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Williams n 8	89.3	1.4 7/3
Murillo n 8	89.9	2.6 8/6
X. Schlager n 8	81.4	3.7 6/6
D. Ndoye n 8	62.1	0.2 1/0
J. McAtee n 8	84.4	2.4 7/4
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Nottingham Forest Attacking

Nottingham Forest — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Ndoye	11	60655 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	162.2 /90	40.5 /90	81.1 /90	81.1 /90
Morgan Gibbs-White	9	90810 min	10.1 /90	30.3 /90	141.6 /90	40.4 /90	242.7 /90	131.4 /90
L. Delap	9	76680 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	222.9 /90	50.7 /90	81.1 /90	111.5 /90
Igor Jesus	6	53316 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	61.7 /90	51.4 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90
C. Wood	6	32194 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.4 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90
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Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Sels n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Williams n 8	89.3	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
Murillo n 8	89.9	1.6 7/5	0.6 4/1
X. Schlager n 8	81.4	0.8 6/0	0.1 1/0
D. Ndoye n 8	62.1	2.4 6/4	0.5 2/1
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Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nottingham Forest before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Sels n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Williams n 8	89.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Murillo n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
X. Schlager n 8	81.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
D. Ndoye n 8	62.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Hull City v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Hull CityDLDDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestLLDLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Hull City 1 · 1 draw · Nottingham Forest 4 · 2.5 goals/game

2022-05-07 Hull City 1–1 Nottingham Forest
2021-12-18 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Hull City
2019-12-26 Hull City 0–2 Nottingham Forest
2019-10-23 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Hull City
2019-03-09 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Hull City
2018-11-24 Hull City 0–2 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2026/27

Hull City#13 pos11 pts10 pl0 GD

Nottingham Forest#16 pos9 pts10 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Hull City scored1.1

Nottingham Forest scored0.9

Hull City conceded1.1

Nottingham Forest conceded1.3

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What is the head-to-head record between Hull City and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 6 meetings, Hull City won 1, Nottingham Forest won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
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