Hull City vs Manchester United: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Hull City host Manchester United on Saturday, August 22 (7:30 AM ET / 6:30 AM CT / 4:30 AM PT).

Hull City will be missing injured goalkeeper Jack Butland (arm/elbow) and knee-injury absentee Eliot Matazo, with thigh problems also ruling out Darko Gyabi, Oscar Zambrano and Cody Drameh, plus groin-injury victim Charlie Hughes and calf-injured Hidemasa Morita — a lengthy absentee list that leaves doubts hanging over Matty Jacob, John Egan and Paddy McNair too. Oliver McBurnie, who scored 18 goals last season, and Joseph Gelhardt (15) are the men Hull will look to for a spark, while Manchester United have no fresh fitness concerns and can call on Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Šeško, Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes across the front line.

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Hull City vs Manchester United: Best Bets & Predictions

Hull City continue their return to the Premier League at home to Manchester United, who arrive full of attacking threat after last season's rip-roaring finish.

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Manchester United to winTop pickManchester United closed last season with four wins and a draw in their final five games, and that pedigree should be too much for a Hull side stepping up from the Championship.

73%win prob.-275 @ bet365

BTTS – YesHull's own threats in Oliver McBurnie and Joseph Gelhardt, who scored 18 and 15 goals respectively last season, give this contest a two-way look even against a much stronger visiting attack.

50%chance100 @ bet365

Over 2.5 GoalsBetween Benjamin Šeško, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo up top for United, and McBurnie leading Hull's line, there should be no shortage of chances in front of both goals.

58%chance-138 @ bet365

Correct Score: 1-2A composed away performance feels the most likely shape of this one, with Manchester United doing enough to win despite Hull finding the net themselves.

11%chance850 @ bet365

Bryan Mbeumo to score anytimeMbeumo's 11 goals and team-high 47 chances created last season make him United's likeliest source of a goal on the road.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐chanceopening soon @ bet365

Our approach: we've combined confirmed team news, each side's underlying numbers from last season and the market's own pricing to shape the best bets below.

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Season Form & Standings

Both sides go into this one without a Premier League game played this season, so there’s no table to lean on yet — Hull City are back in the top flight after promotion from the Championship, while Manchester United reset after last season’s campaign.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Oliver McBurnie (Hull City): Oliver McBurnie top-scored with 18 goals last season, backing that up with 41 shots on target from 77 attempts — a focal point Hull will lean on to trouble a much-changed United backline.
• Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United): Bryan Mbeumo banked 11 goals last season, working off 73 shots and creating 47 chances for others, so he arrives full of confidence.
• Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United): Bruno Fernandes was United’s chief creator last season, racking up 136 chances created and 21 assists to go with 9 goals of his own — pulling every string in this United attack.

Recent Form

Hull City:

Hull have no Premier League matches under their belt yet this season, arriving instead on the back of last season’s Championship promotion.

Manchester United: W W W D W

• 2026-05-17: Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest (W, home)
• 2026-05-09: Sunderland 0-0 Manchester United (D, away)
• 2026-05-03: Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool (W, home)
• 2026-04-27: Manchester United 2-1 Brentford (W, home)
• 2026-04-18: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United (W, away)

Manchester United closed out last season with a run of W W W D W, beating Nottingham Forest 3-2, drawing 0-0 at Sunderland, beating Liverpool 3-2, beating Brentford 2-1 and winning 1-0 at Chelsea.

Hull City vs Manchester United Prediction

With neither side having played a Premier League game this season, this is about early evidence rather than table position — Hull are the Premier League new arrivals, while Manchester United bring a strong end to last season and greater depth throughout the squad. Expect that class to tell, with a goal from Mbeumo or Fernandes among the difference-makers in a 1-2 win away from home.