Hull FC vs Wigan Warriors - Prediction, team news and lineups

Hull FC person the daunting task of taking connected a high-flying Wigan Warriors broadside this Saturday afternoon, with the MKM Stadium acceptable to big the tasty Super League fixture.

The Humberside outfit person mislaid 5 of their past six matches, portion the Cherry and Whites are successful the midst of a genuinely devastating run.

Match preview

Hull FC’s playoff hopes are each but implicit aft a caller losing streak near the nine 10 points adrift of the apical six.

With an extended wounded database continuing to bite, Andy Last’s broadside are struggling for consistency and lacking the prime needed to crook competitory performances into victories.

Recent defeats to Toulouse Olympique by 8 points and Bradford Bulls by a heartbreaking two-point borderline person lone added to their frustrations.

Last week’s 36-10 nonaccomplishment to Wakefield Trinity was a acold much one-sided affair, with the Black and Whites incapable to incorporate a rampant opponent.

Their task does not get immoderate easier this week arsenic they hole to look an in-form Wigan Warriors side, portion besides seeking revenge for a 34-6 decision suffered successful February.

There is, however, immoderate encouragement for the Humberside outfit, who person won 2 of the past 4 meetings betwixt the teams, with some victories coming distant from home.

While Hull FC are meandering successful the mediate of the standings, Wigan Warriors are perfectly tearing done their rivals, and rapidly ascending the Super League table. 

Since thumping Hull KR successful the Challenge Cup last astatine Wembley past month, the Warriors person looked genuinely unstoppable successful the Super League, putting a immense magnitude of points connected each their opponents.

Over the past 3 games alone, Wigan person scored 152 points, which gives them an mean of 50 points scored per match. 

Last week, caput manager Matt Peet watched his men present an almighty bloodbath arsenic they delivered a devastating 72-20 triumph implicit the troubled York Knights distant from home.

Wigan find themselves 4 points adrift of league leaders Leeds Rhinos, but fixed their existent form, the Warriors volition beryllium determined to adjacent that spread arsenic we dilatory attack the concern extremity of the season.

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Team News

Hull FC person made 3 changes to their squad up of Saturday’s game, with James Bell, Zak Hardaker and Lennon Clark each returning to action.

Will Kirby and Ethan O’Neill some driblet out, portion Max Wood has returned to genitor nine Warrington, marking the extremity of his indebtedness spell.

In presumption of their agelong database of absentees, Will Pryce, John Asiata, Cade Cust, Sam Lisone, Ligi Sao, Arthur Romano, Connor Bailey, Brad Fash, and Joe Ward are each inactive sidelined with injuries.

On apical of that, Yusuf Aydin and Roman Dawson are inactive serving suspensions. 

When it comes to Wigan, the Warriors person made conscionable 1 alteration to their squad, with Lukas Mason coming into the team.

Mason scored an awesome hat-trick for Championship broadside Halifax Panthers past weekend, and helium replaced George Marsden. 

Hull FC 21-man squad:
Barron, Litten, Hardaker, Martin, Arthur, Sezer, Ese’ese, Bourouh, Hill, Batchelor, Cartwright, Bell, Briscoe, Moy, Laidlaw, Salabio, Kemp, Hutchinson, Kemp, Clark, Mata’utia

Wigan Warriors 21-man squad:
Field, Eckersley, Keighran, Wardle, French, Smith, O’Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis, Mago, Partington, Farrimond, Eseh, McDermott, Kerr, Mason, Hodkinson, O’Loughlin, O’Connor

We say: Hull FC 12-50 Wigan Warriors

Hull FC person welcomed backmost a fistful of names into the squad, but that is improbable to halt a rampant Wigan side.

The Warriors are enjoying their champion tally of signifier this full season, and arsenic things stand, they look beauteous overmuch unstoppable. With that successful mind, we are backing the visitors to present a high-scoring masterclass.