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

Championship · 2018-19
Hull City AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 47' Corry Evans
Y 52' Darragh Lenihan
Y 60' Ryan Nyambe
Evandro 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Hull City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Marc Perry

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

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

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
11 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
06 Aug Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
11 Aug Millwall FC H 0–0 D
04 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 2–2 D

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' The wait is over. Hull City AFC get us underway at .
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Hull City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' It’s high time Nigel Adkins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Jordy de Wijs is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 20' Charlie Mulgrew has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' Jon Toral has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stephen Kingsley on 29 minute.
  • 34' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' Bradley Dack adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 47' The referee calls foul for Corry Evans. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Darragh Lenihan gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' Hull City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Bradley Dack is replaced by Danny Graham on 59 minute.
  • 60' Ryan Nyambe was booked on 60.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 67' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Kasey Palmer is withdrawn and Lewis Travis gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Evandro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
  • 72' Nouha Dicko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fraizer Campbell on 72 minute.
  • 77' Hull City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 78' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Adam Armstrong trudges off to be replaced by Joe Rothwell on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Stephen Kingsley, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 88' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Adkins

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC26% Draw31% Blackburn Rovers FC43%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
58%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
74%
Hull City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC17% Draw53% Blackburn Rovers FC30%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%
2 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 24% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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