PREVIEW: Hull City seek consistency as Bristol City visit the MKM Stadium | OneFootball

Hull City take on Bristol City at the MKM Stadium this weekend in the Championship, as The Tigers continue to hunt for an automatic promotion place.

Following the superb recent form that has seen them lose just one of their last 11 league outings, picking up 29 points from a possible 33 in that time.

Sergei Jakirovic has turned the tide this season with Hull, changing them from a side who avoided relegation to League One on the final day of last season into a side that are flying high in the Championship table this term.

Meanwhile, Bristol City have had a very turbulent start to 2026 with nine players departing Ashton Gate, including top scorer Anis Mehmeti and the club’s all-time leading Championship appearance holder Zak Vyner.

This amount of movement has undoubtedly had an impact on The Robins’ on-pitch performance as Gerhard Struber’s side has only picked up two league wins since the turn of the year, with both of those coming against relegation-threatened sides Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday.

However, neither side won in their last fixture, with Hull drawing 0-0 with play-off rivals Watford in a rescheduled fixture, whilst Bristol City were smashed 5-0 at home to Derby in a gutless performance.

One of the nine who moved on from Bristol City during the winter window was Japanese winger Yu Hirakawa, who moved to Hull on loan for the remainder of the season. The 25-year-old registered an assist on his debut but will be unable to play against his parent club this weekend.

Goals have been easy to come by for The Tigers, who have netted 48 times so far this campaign, the third most in the division behind Coventry City and Ipswich Town. Bristol City have scored 40 times themselves, a far more average output for this point in the season.

Two players to look out for ahead of this one from a Hull City perspective are top scorer Oli McBurnie, as well as his teammate Joe Gelhardt. The pair have already tallied up 21 league goals between them for their side this season.

From a Robins standpoint, creative midfielder Scott Twine will need to be at his best on Saturday afternoon if his team are to bring three points back to the West Country. The ex-Hull City man has registered eight goals and seven assists in all competitions this season, his best output since his 2021/22 campaign with MK Dons.

There is potential for four winter signings to make their debut this weekend across the two sides, with Paddy McNair and Seb Naylor yet to make their first appearances for their respective new clubs, as well as The Robins’ deadline day signings, Tomi Horvat and Noah Eile, who joined from SK Sturm Graz and New York Red Bulls.

Tenacious midfielder Joe Williams could also be set to make his return from injury for Bristol City, with the 29-year-old having been sidelined since their play-off semi-final first leg with Sheffield United back in May last year.

The match will take place at the MKM Stadium on Saturday, February 4th, with kick-off scheduled for 3pm UK time.