York Knights vs Hull FC Prediction: Visitors to bounce back from derby defeat

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York Knights vs Hull FC Odds

York Knights are 13/10 to win, Hull FC are 4/6, while the draw is priced at 16/1.

Team News

Despite the short turnaround from the trip to Merseyside, York boss Mark Applegarth names an unchanged squad this week, with none of his injured stars yet ready to return but thankfully no new issue picked up at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

That means hooker Denive Balmforth can play against his parent club, and there was no ban for Cody Hunter from this week's Match Review Panel.

After losing out to Hull KR in the derby, FC make a few changes this week.

Yusuf Aydin is available after serving his six-game ban, and he takes the place of loanee Jeremiah Mata-utia who has gone back to Leeds Rhinos

Harvey Barron is back, but that good news is tempered by the loss of Davy Litten who failed his Head Injury Assessment at Magic, so that is an obvious change in the backline.

Another loanee Ethan O'Neill is fit to feature again, and he takes the place of youngster Will Hutchinson.

A lengthy Black and Whites injury list still includes the likes of Will Pryce, John Asiata, Sam Lisone and Ligi Sao.

Winning Margin: Hull FC 1-12 points @ 21/10

York produced an impressive display to wound Huddersfield at Magic and it now looks highly likely the Giants will finish bottom.

We backed Huddersfield to finally come good with a narrow win, but their awful season just rolls on. At least York's reliable David Noafaluma came up with the goods for us in the anytime market with another 11/10 anytime try.

As for Hull FC, their derby went pretty much exactly as predicted, with champions KR winning 26-12 in a game in which we tipped them to win by 13+.

This contest could be anything. Both sides have big names sidelined, York are probably over-achieving while Hull are definitely under-achieving. That leaves us with a game that both sides will be confident of winning.

The handicap is narrow at just 4 points, with the Black and Whites starting as favourites with Betfred. Watching how they played for the first half of the derby I would go along with that, but York on their own patch can get up a head of steam and cause a few problems.

The fixture earlier this season saw the Knights seal a famous 17-16 away win, and I would be very surprised if this one was not close too.

York will go above Hull with a win and their fans can make that happen. But I am still hanging on to the belief that this Hull team will come good, and that has to start in a game like this.