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 A win for the Leeds Rhinos at Hull FC would lift them into
third spot in the table with three rounds of the season remaining, a win for
the hosts would put them three points clear of seventh placed Wakefield Trinity, and strengthen their claim for a top six spot and a place in the play-offs.
The bookies fancied a win for a resurgent Rhinos but with
just a six-point handicap on the coupon they weren’t expecting them to have it
all their own way, Hull FC expected to run them close.
Leeds were the winners by just two points when the sides met
in May, and in a weekend of intriguing fixtures, this might just have been the most
unpredictable.
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 Fourth against sixth was a mouthwatering prospect as St
Helens welcomed Hull FC to the Totally Wicked Stadium with two points up for
grabs which could lift Saints into second spot in the table or guarantee Hull
FC’s position in the top six with four rounds remaining.
The home side were big favourites with the bookies, injuries
hitting the Airlie Birds and forcing the bookies to give them a twenty point
start in the handicap coupon.
We’re entering the business end of the season, and this was
a critical game for both sides to win, Hull FC seeking revenge for their 13-6
loss at the beginning of July.
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 There had been speculation all week as to whether the game
between Hull FC and the Salford Red Devils would take place to conclude round
twenty-one, fuelled by the departures of Chris Hankinson and club captain, Ryan
Brierley, but after some late benevolence from other clubs, the Red Devils
coaching staff were able to put in a team sheet.
Salford gave debuts to seven loan players including; Brad
Dwyer (Leigh), Harvey Makin and Taylor Kerr (both Wigan), Kieran Nolan and Jake
Davies (both St Helens) and Riley Lumb and Ben Littlewood (both Leeds).
Unsurprisingly the home side were given a sixty-point handicap
on the coupon with the margin of victory the only subject of discussion, the
win to take the Black & Whites back into the top six was not under debate.
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 Frech from their stunning win over the Wigan Warriors in
round nineteen, Hull FC returned to the pitch where they are struggling for
wins to take on lowly Huddersfield Giants who are grasping for any crumbs of
hope as they look to increase the breathing space between themselves and
Salford at the bottom.
The visitors had a twelve point start on the coupon with
few, even their own supports, optimistic of them taking the points to double
the gap to the bottom side, the smart money was on a Hull win which would lift
them back above Wakefield Trinity and back into the top six.
Both games so far in 2025 between the two sides have been
very close, Hull winning the first by just a Aidan Sezer drop goal and the
Giants the second by just two points, the neutrals hoping for something as
close today.
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 For a few hours at least, Wigan Warriors had the chance to
draw level with Hull KR at the top of Super League and all that stood in their
way was the Black & White side of Hull who themselves knew that a win would move them
back ahead of Wakefield Trinity and into the top six.
Wigan were clear favourites for the win and had been
handicapped by fourteen points on the coupon, but 2025 had seen a resurgence from
the Airlie Birds who were showing devastating form on the road, if not at home.
The sides have met three times om 2025, Wigan winning the
two league meetings with ease, but Hull sprang a surprise and eliminated the
Warriors from the Challenge Cup in the fourth round.
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A place was up for grabs in the top six as the first game of
round eighteen of Super League 2025 pitched sixth placed Wakefield Trinity at
seventh placed Hull FC with the winner certain to finish the round inside the
play-of places.
The bookies had installed Hull FC as favourites, but only by
two points on the coupon, as most pundits believed that this one was too close
to call before kick-off.
The side had met once previously in 2025, FC taking the
spoils with a four points victory at the end of March.
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The battle for the top six was the motivator for both sides
in a round seventeen match-up between sixth placed Hull FC and a St Helens side
who travelled east highly motivated to maintain their fifth spot.
A loss for the home side could see them usurped in the six
by Wakefield Trinity should they record a win over the Catalans Dragons in West
Yorkshire in the late afternoon kick-off.
A win for St Helens would lift them above Leeds Rhinos and into fourth on points difference, and more importantly, it would put them six
points clear of the side in seventh spot, and the bookies made the visitors slight
favourites and handicapped them by two points on the coupon.
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 As the Warrington Wolves prepared to face Hull FC at the
Halliwell-Jones in a crucial round sixteen encounter, they knew that their chances
of making the top six were slipping away on the back of three consecutive
losses which sees them languishing in eighth spot in the table, five points
behind today’s opponents.
Despite the recent run of losses, the bookies still had the
Wolves as favourites for the win and had handicapped them by six points on the
coupon even though it was Hull who had won the previous encounter in April by
28-16.
The Wolves were surrounded by uncertainty in relation to the
future of the coach Sam Burgess, and their skipper George Williams, this was
the perfect time for a confidence boost.
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In what has been the ‘round of the underdog’ could the
Salford Red Devils follow the trend and get only their second win of an awful
season as they faced Hull FC who were in need to the two points to move bac
inside the all-important top six.
The bookies certainly didn’t think that it was going to be
Salford’s day and they gave them a twenty-eight-point start on the handicap
coupon pre-match, as the home side gave four players debut on loan as they
struggled to name am eighteen.
This was the first meeting between the two sides in 2025,
Salford winning the last meeting by 58-4 when they last
met in September 2024.
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Fifth against tenth in the Super League table as round
fourteen got underway with Hull FC eying fourth spot in the table, facing a Castleford
Tigers side who wanted the points to lift themselves farther away from the
bottom two as they cling onto their very remote hopes of a play-off position.
The black & whites were the favourites for the win and handicapped
by twelve points on the coupon, two more than the margin by which they beat Castleford
when the two sides met in March.
A win of any description would see Hull FC into fourth spot,
at least until Sunday evening, a Castleford win would lift them two points
further away from the Huddersfield Giants and Salford Red Devils.
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Hull FC suffered heartbreak last time out when they lost in
the dying seconds to a Ryan Hall try an Leeds snatched the win after trailing
for seventy-eight minutes, while Leigh Leopards ended up losing by just eight
points against Wigan Warriors after spending a large part of the game trailing
heavily.
A win for Leigh would lift them back within a point of the
Warriors while keeping them clear of the Rhinos in fourth, Hull FC would be up
to fifth grom seventh if they could claim the points.
The Leopards were the favourites with the bookies but not by
much, handicapped by six points on the coupon.
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Two sides with very different Magic Weekend experiences met
in a Round Eleven game to determine who would end the night in fourth spot, and
who would be sixth, as the Leeds Rhinos entertained Hull FC at Headingley.
The Rhinos came into the game on the back of a confidence
boosting win over St Helens in the Newcastle jamboree, while Hull FC were still
licking their wounds after being the first side to give league points to a
struggling Huddersfield Giants in 2025.
The bookies thought that the points would be going the
Rhinos way after giving them a twelve-point handicap on the coupon, if the
Airlie Birds could pull off a win, then it would be a shock to many, including
some of their own supporters.
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 The final game of round nine of Super league XXX saw what
was, on paper, the game of the round as fourth placed Hull FC took on the
champions Wigan Warriors for the chance to finish the weekend in second spot in
the league table.
A win for Wigan would be enough to take them second and
leave them just two league points behind Hull KR, FC needed to win by
thirty-seven points to lift them above the Leigh Leopards on points difference,
but they knew that a win of any description in front of their vociferous fans, would lift them above the Warriors and into third.
The bookies thought that it would be a win for the visitors
and had given the Black and Whites a twelve-point start on the handicap coupon.
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After neing knocked out of the Challenge Cup by archrivals
Hull KR, and then dropping to fourth in the table as a result of last nights
fixtures, Hull FC were looking for a crucial two points as they went on the
road to Cheshire to face the Warrington Wolves.
The home side were favourites for the win and had been
handicapped by fourteen points on the coupon, despite being two league places
below the visitors on the league table.
A win for Warrington would see them jump ahead of FC into
fourth, a win for the Black and Whites would put them back into second and crucially
see them trailing the red and white half of the city by a single league point.
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Tenth placed Castleford Tigers hosted third placed Hull FC
in the opening game of round six of Super League as Danny McGuires side looked
to build on the only win of the season for the side from the Jungle against an
Airlie Birds side with their eye on second spot and edging close to their arch
enemy, Hull KR at the top of the table.
Castleford have picked up the points on the last three
meeting between the two sides, but 2025 is very different for both with Hull FC
seemingly on the rise while the Tigers are struggling to find any sort of early
season form.
The Tigers had a six-point advantage on the handicap coupon,
the bookies forecasting a Hull FC win but not by a landslide.
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The cup holders would have been delighted with their draw
against Hull FC when it was made a couple of weeks ago, but after Hull FC’s stunning draw last
weekend against the Leigh Leopards, there will have been more
focus this week to ensure that they didn’t fall at this early stage in the
competition.
There is only one league place between the two sides, Wigan
in fourth and Hull in fifth, but the bookies had given the Black & Whites a
massive twenty-two-point start on the handicap coupon as they were in no doubt
that it would be the home side who were making progress.
Wigan have won their last seven home games against Hull FC
requiring a look back to 2019 for the last time that the visitors took the win,
but in the Challenge Cup it was Hull who won the last meeting between the two
sides at the quarter final stage in 2021 when they won by 20-10.
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 After a close but morale boosting second win of the season, over
the Huddersfield Giants, in round three, Hull FC returned home looking for a third,
but this time against daunting opposition in the form of the Leigh Leopards,
currently sat joint top of the competition with maximum points.
A points win of thirty-three or more for the home side would
see them up above their opponents and into third spot, whereas a win of any description
would put the Leopards on top of the pile ahead of tomorrows meeting between St
Helens and Hull Kingston Rovers.
Hull FC were given a four point start on the coupon by the
bookmakers who were expecting a tight game, a continued rebirth for the Airlie
Birds, or more of the same for the Leopards.
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It was only round two of the 2025 Super League, but both Hull FC and the Wigan Warriors already had plenty to play for, Wigan to get their first win of the season while Hull had one eye on the top of the table, and the pride of lifting themselves above the red and white half of the city.
Wigan were the favourites to overcome their opening day loss to the Leigh Leopards and they were handicapped by twelve points on the coupon, the bookies predicting another close Super League game in what promises to be a close Super League season.
Wigan had Adam Miski back in their line-up, the only change to last weekend, Hull coach John Cartwright made several changes to their line-up, the most notable being the loss of Zak Hardaker who was replaced by Ed Chamberlain after suffering a groin injury.
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Two sides who are happy to forget poor 2024 seasons met in the opening round in the south of France as the Catalans Dragons sought a winning start to their campaign against the re-structured Hull FC who needed a much brighter 2025 to pacify their passionate supporters.
It was an almost unrecognisable Hull FC side, and the bookies had some belief that they may put on a good show in Perpignan as they only gave them a very respectful ten point start on the handicap coupon.
Both sides picked up wins last week in the Challenge Cup, the Dragons unconvincing in a 14-0 win over Halifax Panthers, FC getting a confidence boost in their 52-6 win over York Acorn.
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Another Challenge Cup third round game, which looked like a one-sided affair, saw amateurs York Acorn against Super League opposition in the form of the Black & Whites of Hull FC.
The bookies had given the Airlie Birds a sixty-eight-point handicap on the coupon, forecasting one-way traffic to keep the hoards of FC fans who had made the journey to Post Office Road in Featherstone to cheer on their side.
Hull FC gave seven debuts, but this was the easiest of first games that was possible for the FC new men as they edge towards the start of the Super League season.
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