Coventry host Hull looking to recover from opening defeat

The gap after one round

Hull's win over Manchester United lifted them to 3 points from 1 played, goal difference 2. Coventry's defeat leaves them on 0 points, goal difference -3. A win here would take Hull to 6 points from 2; Coventry would move to 3 points from 2. A draw would give Hull 4 points, Coventry 1. Both sides have been active in recent matches — Coventry won four of their last five, Hull won two and drew two of theirs — but the opening-weekend results point in opposite directions.

Stalemate history

The five most recent meetings between these sides produced 10 goals, but the pattern is striking: the last three all finished level, including two goalless draws. Coventry won 2-1 before that run began, then lost 3-2 in the oldest fixture recorded. None of the recent meetings was decided by more than a single goal, and none of the last three was decided at all. Hull have not lost to Coventry in the three most recent encounters; Coventry have not beaten Hull in the same span. Saturday's fixture breaks one sequence or extends another.

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