Hull City roundup: Tigers eighth after five games, Belloumi leads scoring

Where Hull stand

Hull City head into October eighth in the Premier League table, with eight points from five matches — two wins, two draws and one defeat, six goals scored, four conceded and a +2 goal difference. According to the form guide, the sequence reads LDDWW: a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United, a 2-2 draw at Chelsea and a goalless stalemate at home to Aston Villa, followed by two straight wins that have carried the Tigers into the top half.

There is little daylight above them. Brentford, Leeds United, Liverpool and Everton all have nine points, one more than Hull, with Brighton & Hove Albion on ten and the pace set by Manchester City's perfect 15 and Arsenal's 12. Newcastle, the only side to beat Hull this season, are ninth, also on eight.

At the back, only Everton and Leeds United have conceded fewer than Hull's four goals against, according to the Premier League table.

Who is scoring the goals

Mohamed Belloumi leads the way with two goals, according to FanTribe's scoring data, with L. Millar, Mohamed Ali Cho, N. Mendy and S. Ajayi on one apiece. Between them, that quintet accounts for all six of Hull's league goals so far.

Next up: Everton at the MKM

Everton, one place and one point above Hull, visit the MKM Stadium on 11 October. According to API Football odds recorded on 20 September, Everton are the favourites at 2.08, with the draw at 3.3 and a Hull win at 3.6. The bookmaker-derived implied probabilities put an Everton victory at 45%, the draw at 29% and a home win at 26%.

FanTribe's points on offer are weighted accordingly: 72 for a correctly backed Hull win, 66 for the draw and 42 for Everton.

Then: Fulham away

A trip to Craven Cottage follows on 17 October, where the same API Football data makes Fulham the favourites at 1.51 — a 63% bookmaker-derived implied probability — with the draw at 4.33 (22%) and a Hull win at 6.25 (15%). The points on offer reflect that gap: 125 for a correctly called Hull victory, 87 for the draw and 30 for Fulham.

The FanTribe picture

Our club data shows Hull City's FanTribe following currently stands at zero, meaning the Tigers have no fans on the platform yet. That leaves the door wide open for supporters to be first aboard and to put their predictions on the line — Hull wins are worth 72 and 125 FanTribe points respectively across the next two fixtures.

Two straight wins, a top-eight perch and the chance to close on the sides above: October begins with a proper test of Hull's start, at home to the team directly above them.