Hull City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Hull City AFC

0 – 1

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC The MKM Stadium 20,544 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Sean McLoughlin og

Charlie Hughes 69' Y

Y 70' Yuki Ohashi

Y 77' Owen Beck

Steven Alzate 84' Y

Y 90' Makhtar Gueye

Y 90' Joe Rankin-Costello

Overview

Match Preview

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

Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

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

Hull City AFC 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-07 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-12-29 Hull City AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-08-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Hull City AFC 2023-04-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Hull City AFC 2022-10-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
30 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–3	L
26 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–2	L
23 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L
10 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–2	L
05 Nov	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
30 Nov	Leeds United FC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W
09 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	3–1	W
06 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	0–2	L
02 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Hull City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Aynsley Pears has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Abu Kamara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' What a moment for Sean McLoughlin! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
25' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' 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.
40' A quiet spell here at The MKM Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' Hull City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
50' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' Hull City AFC currently sit 22 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' The supporters are chanting for Mason Burstow. He replaces Ryan Longman on 61 minute.
62' Steven Alzate has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gustavo Puerta on 62 minute.
67' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Amario Cozier-Duberry on, Tyrhys Dolan off on 67 minutes.
69' Charlie Hughes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
70' That is a card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Yuki Ohashi will be fuming at that decision.
74' Another change for Hull City AFC made on 74 minute. Chris Bedia leaves to be changed by Abdulkadir Omur.
77' Poor challenge from Owen Beck. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
82' It looks surprising Hull City AFC does not make any changes. Owen Beck has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
84' Hull City AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
84' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Yuki Ohashi has done his job and it is now time for Makhtar Gueye to step up.
85' Joe Rankin-Costello gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Todd Cantwell and will look to change the dynamic.
90' A moment of madness from Makhtar Gueye on 90 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Hull City AFC 0-1 Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

19
Steven Alzate ↑ 62'
31
Anthony Racioppi
8
Marvin Mehlem ↑ 85'
12
Joao Pedro Galvao ↑ 74'
10
Abdulkadir Omur ↑ 74'
23
Cody Drameh
29
Matty Jacob
48
Mason Burstow ↑ 61'
17
Finley Burns

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges
8
Todd Cantwell ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 85'
15
Danny Batth
42
Lewis Baker
5
Dominic Hyam
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Makhtar Gueye 84'
6
Sondre Tronstad
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 67'
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aaron Connolly	3
Adam Armstrong	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Harry Pickering	1
Derrick Williams	1
Alfie Jones	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Liam Delap	1

Head to Head

Hull City AFC Form

2024-12-07 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-11-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Hull City AFC L 2024-11-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-11-23 Luton Town FC 1–0 Hull City AFC L 2024-11-10 Hull City AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-11-05 Oxford United FC 1–0 Hull City AFC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-12-07 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2024-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.1 Hull City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Hull City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Hull City AFC32% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC38%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw

62%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Hull City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Hull City AFC23% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

0 – 3

2.7%

3 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap	Hull City AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	19%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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