Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Hull City AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
  • Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' Hull City AFC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Owen Beck has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at The MKM Stadium. Hull City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Sean McLoughlin makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hull City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Hull City AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 61' Hull City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mason Burstow is hanging Ryan Longman on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' A change in the Hull City AFC ranks — Gustavo Puerta exits the field as Steven Alzate enters on 62.
  • 67' Amario Cozier-Duberry is replacing Tyrhys Dolan for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Charlie Hughes.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Yuki Ohashi on 70 minutes.
  • 74' The whistle greets Chris Bedia as he departs to be replaced by Abdulkadir Omur.
  • 77' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 82' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ivor Pandur suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' The referee shows Hull City AFC player a card on 84.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Yuki Ohashi as he leaves the pitch. Makhtar Gueye steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 85' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Rankin-Costello is hanging Todd Cantwell on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Full Time. Blackburn Rovers FC beats Hull City AFC

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aaron Connolly 3
Samuel Szmodics 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Bradley Dack 1
Jack Rodwell 1
Sam Gallagher 1
Harrison Reed 1
Harry Pickering 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.93 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC28% Draw31% Blackburn Rovers FC41%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
59%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
72%
Hull City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC19% Draw53% Blackburn Rovers FC28%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
13.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 3
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 23% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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