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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Hull City AFC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Hull City AFC
Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 64' Kamil Grosicki
Jack Rodwell 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Hull City AFC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Billy Smallwood
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

8
1
6
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals Hull City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC 2018-08-18 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
19 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
15 Jan Newcastle United FC H 2–4 L
12 Jan Millwall FC A 2–0 W
05 Jan Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–3 L
19 Jan Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
12 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W
06 Jan Millwall FC A 1–2 L
01 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC H 6–0 W
29 Dec Leeds United FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Hull City AFC gets underway.
  • 5' Markus Henriksen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Adam Armstrong doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 15' Amari'i Bell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 18' The England Jack Rodwell breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 2-0!
  • 23' Marc Pugh is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Hull City AFC tonight.
  • 28' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' Hull City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Eric Lichaj on, Ondrej Mazuch off on 43 minutes.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Fraizer Campbell. He replaces Evandro on 46 minute.
  • 51' Stephen Kingsley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 56' The 37-year-old Chris Martin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Hull City AFC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 64' Kamil Grosicki was booked on 64.
  • 66' Another change for Hull City AFC made on 66 minute. Kamil Grosicki leaves to be changed by Marc Pugh.
  • 71' Hull City AFC have won 433 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' Harrison Reed doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 75' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Danny Graham by Joe Nuttall on 75 minute.
  • 80' Hull City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 81' Craig Conway gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Harrison Reed and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Adam Armstrong by Joe Rothwell on 82 minute.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Rodwell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Adkins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aaron Connolly 3
Samuel Szmodics 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Daniel Ayala 1
Ben Brereton 1
George Honeyman 1
Bradley Dack 1
Tom Eaves 1

Head to Head

2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC 2018-08-18 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-01-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2019-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Newcastle United FC L 2019-01-12 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-01-05 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Hull City AFC Form

2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC L 2019-01-19 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2019-01-12 Hull City AFC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-01-06 Millwall FC 2–1 Hull City AFC L 2019-01-01 Hull City AFC 6–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-12-29 Leeds United FC 0–2 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.74 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Hull City AFC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC57% Draw25% Hull City AFC18%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Hull City AFC
43%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Hull City AFC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw46% Hull City AFC15%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Hull City AFC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.