Exeter City vs Hull City Predictions & Betting Tips, Match Previews

Rarely has a newly promoted side gone into a new Premier League season with as little optimism as Hull. They came into the campaign with no manager, a tiny squad and seemingly no hope. However. wins over Champions Leicester and away at Swansea have given them maximum points from their opening two games and they come into this cup tie on a real high. Mike Phelan has worked wonders with the limited resources he has available to him and has spoken of the need to keep the momentum going with another win.

Exeter by contrast have made a poor start to their season. They lost their opening 3 league games and still sit in the drop-zone despite a 2-1 win at Accrington Stanley at the weekend. Their best showing so far did come in this competition though, when they knocked out Championship Brentford 1-0 after extra time at St. James’ Park in the last round. They also took Liverpool to a replay in the FA Cup earlier in the year so they have a decent recent record against sides from higher leagues.

Many Premier League and Championship sides will use the League Cup 2nd Round to rotate their squad and give some fringe players a run out. Hull simply don’t have that luxury and Phelan has only 13 senior players to choose from. The caretaker boss, who is making a strong case for being given the job on a permanent basis, has indicated he will name a strong team here and the way they are playing they really ought to have too much for League Two Exeter.

The odds have really fluctuated on this game with Hull drifting out to 6/5 which is very long for a Premier League side up against League Two opposition, especially when there are currently 88 places separating them in English football’s pecking order. Hull have no choice but to name a strong team here and they should get the job done so there looks to be real value in backing Hull to Win at 6/5.