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Hull City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Hull City AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Wed 19 Jan 2022 · 19:45 UTC The MKM Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 81' Joe Rothwell
Y 82' Joe Rothwell
Y 88' Darragh Lenihan
Y 89' Darragh Lenihan
Y 90' Ben Brereton

Overview

Match Preview

Hull City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at The MKM Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC 2020-02-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC 2019-08-20 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–0 W
16 Jan Stoke City FC H 0–2 L
01 Jan Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
18 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
11 Dec Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
04 Dec Reading FC A 1–1 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
15 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
02 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
29 Dec Barnsley FC H 2–1 W
18 Dec Birmingham City FC H 4–0 W
11 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Hull City AFC Blackburn Rovers FC
#3 Position #6
73 Points 1
46 Played 1
21 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
70 Scored 2
66 Conceded 2
+4 GD +0
1.59 PPG 1.00
46% Win % 0%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Hull City AFC are 3rd (73 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at The MKM Stadium. Hull City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' Hull City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 8' The England George Honeyman breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-0!
  • 13' Hull City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
  • 18' Reda Khadra is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' Greg Docherty has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 329 appearances.
  • 33' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hull City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' Hull City AFC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 48' England international Joe Rankin-Costello has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Hull City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' Jacob Greaves has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 68' Tom Eaves adds to his 0 season tally! Hull City AFC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Joe Rankin-Costello as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Ayala steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 73' Hull City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rothwell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Rothwell.
  • 87' Another substitution for Hull City AFC to replace Ryan Longman by Tyler Smith on 87 minute.
  • 88' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Tyler Smith. He replaces Ryan Longman on 88 minute.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Darragh Lenihan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Callum Jones on, George Honeyman off on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The points are shared — Hull City AFC 2-0 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grant McCann

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aaron Connolly 3
Samuel Szmodics 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Liam Delap 1
Dominic Samuel 1
Ryan Longman 1
Daniel Ayala 1
Ben Brereton 1

Head to Head

2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC 2020-02-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC 2019-08-20 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-01-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC

Hull City AFC Form

2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-01-16 Hull City AFC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2022-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–0 Hull City AFC L 2021-12-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Hull City AFC L 2021-12-11 Hull City AFC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2021-12-04 Reading FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-01-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-12-11 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.8 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Hull City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC39% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC36%
Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
64%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
61%
Hull City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC30% Draw41% Blackburn Rovers FC29%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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