Hull vs Millwall prediction and betting tips – action-packed play-off semi-final

May 8, 2026 - 08:45

Hull take on Millwall in the first leg of the Championship Play-Off semi-finals where the visitors are well favoured after going close to clinching automatics.

Hull vs Millwall best bets

Bet on Femi Azeez and Oli McBurnie 1+ SOT and BTTS at 13/5 on Sky Bet
Bet on Millwall to win, over 3 cards, over 8 corners at 4/1 on BOYLE Sports
Back Jake Cooper to score a header 9/1 on bet365

Hull vs Millwall head to head overview

Date: Friday, 8th May 2026
Kick-off: 8pm
Venue: MKM Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
Where to watch: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Referee: Gavin Ward
Last meeting: Hull 1-3 Millwall
Last 10 matches: Hull 5 wins, Millwall 2 wins, 3 draws
Favourite to win: Millwall

Hull vs Millwall predicted lineups

Hull expected lineup: Pandur; Coyle, Egan, Hughes, Giles; Slater, Crooks; Belloumi, Gelhardt, Millar; McBurnie.
Millwall expected lineup: Patterson; Sturge, Cooper, Crama, Leonard; de Norre, Bannan; Ballo, Neghli, Azeez; Ivanovic.

Hull vs Millwall predictions

Millwall look the big favourites here especially after their 3-1 win over Hull recently in this fixture in the regular season just a couple of months ago.

But the previous head to head fixtures suggest that Millwall usually struggle against the Tigers.

Millwall have exceptional form coming into the play-offs whereas Hull only just snuck into the play-offs after a poor run of form and then a win just when they needed it.

Previous form, head to head form and all those stats are out the window when it comes to the play-offs though and it’s so often the case that it just relies on a team to turn up to win.

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Hull vs Millwall betting tips

Key players for play-offs

Millwall have a couple of key players, both of whom are former Reading including their top scorer Femi Azeez and star long-term captain and centre-back Jake Cooper.

Azeez was purchased when making a sharp uptick in progress in League One and has quickly settled into the Championship now, with 11 goals.

Hull’s Oli McBurnie has 17 though and his experience in goalscoring in these kind of games is crucial for their chances.

Cooper is no stranger to a goal as the tall defender poses a significant threat in the box from set-pieces.

He’s got four goals this season and played 45 games, having played 36 last season and 44 the season before that.

Couple that with his tally of bookings and he is very likely to be featuring in some kind of stats making an ideal addition to bet builders to either score or be carded.

Cards and corners galore

Play-offs can often be played rather tentatively from both sides.

Neither team wanting to concede and take the dreaded second leg having to come from behind.

But these two teams look like they will want to start early and change the complexion of any game plan from Hull to slow things down.

As such, it could be quite end to end and with that comes corners, potential goals and plenty of cards too with fouls needing to be made from either side to hinder or stop promising attacks.

Bet on Femi Azeez and Oli McBurnie 1+ SOT and BTTS at 13/5 on Sky Bet
Bet on Millwall to win, over 3 cards, over 8 corners at 4/1 on BOYLE Sports
Back Jake Cooper to score a header 9/1 on bet365

Hull vs Millwall latest odds

Find the latest Hull vs Millwall betting odds here. Odds are provided by Sky Bet and are subject to change.

Hull – 2/1
Draw – 21/10
Millwall – 11/8

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Important historical facts about Hull vs Millwall for betting

Millwall have reached the final in each of their last four Football League play-off appearances, with all of these coming in League One in all of the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2015-16, and 2016-17 seasons.

However, they’ve gone out in the semi-finals in all three of their second tier play-off campaigns in 1990-91, 1993-94, and 2001-02 but of course have yet to play in the Championship play-offs for 24 years.

Hull have won the first leg of their semi-final tie in all three of their previous appearances in the Football League play-offs, keeping a clean sheet each time.

McBurnie has scored four goals in his last five games, while he’s two goals away from becoming the first Hull player to score 20 in all competitions in a season since Mallik Wilks in 2020-21 (22).

Azeez is one of just two players to have both scored 5+ goals (5) and provided 5+ assists (6) in the Championship in 2026, along with Jack Rudoni. Azeez’s 18 goal involvements in all competitions this season (11 goals, 7 assists) is his joint-best return in English football along with 2023-24 (9 goals, 9 assists).

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