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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Season Stats

Hull City AFC Blackburn Rovers FC
#6 Position #20
73 Points 52
46 Played 46
21 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20
70 Scored 42
66 Conceded 56
+4 GD -14
1.59 PPG 1.13
46% Win % 28%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Hull City AFC are 6th (73 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Hull City AFC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Hull City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hull City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Markus Henriksen, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Evandro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Hull City AFC that had 380 games and scored 430 goals.
  • 29' Jon Toral has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stephen Kingsley on 29 minute.
  • 34' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' Magnificent from Bradley Dack! That is 44 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! Corry Evans argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 52' Darragh Lenihan is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jackson Irvine is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Bradley Dack as he leaves the pitch. Danny Graham steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 60' Ryan Nyambe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' Corry Evans has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Kasey Palmer is replaced by Lewis Travis.
  • 68' The referee shows Hull City AFC player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 72' Nouha Dicko is replacing Fraizer Campbell for the Hull City AFC side.
  • 77' Hull City AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 78' The whistle greets Adam Armstrong as he departs to be replaced by Joe Rothwell.
  • 83' Hull City AFC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 88' Scotland international Stephen Kingsley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

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
1.02 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC31% Draw31% Blackburn Rovers FC38%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
62%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
69%
Hull City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC21% Draw52% Blackburn Rovers FC27%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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