Hull City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Hull City AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .
- Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)
- Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Oliver Yates
- Referee Michael George
- Referee Billy Smallwood
- Referee Gavin Ward
6 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 12.0 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Preston North End FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Oct | Sheffield United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Oct | Leeds United FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Sep | Middlesbrough FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Sep | Reading FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 18 Sep | Wigan Athletic FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Hull City AFC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Oct | Wigan Athletic FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | Aston Villa FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 29 Sep | West Bromwich Albion FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 22 Sep | Sheffield United FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 18 Sep | Leeds United FC | A | 0–3 | L |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
Preston North End FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Preston North End FC
| Callum Lang | 3 G |
| Jordan Thompson | 1 G |
| Jusef Erabi | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Hull City AFC and Preston North End FC is underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Jordan Storey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 13' Controversy at the stadium! Jackson Irvine argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 18' Hull City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 23' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 33' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
- 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Hull City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 48' Hull City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
- 53' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 59' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Ledson is withdrawn and Callum Robinson gets his opportunity.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Paul Gallagher. He replaces Sean Maguire on 64 minute.
- 66' Darnell Fisher catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
- 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andrew Hughes.
- 71' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Lukas Nmecha by Louis Moult on 71 minute.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Hull City AFC that had 383 games and scored 433 goals.
- 81' Ben Davies catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
- 84' Controversy at the stadium! Jordan Storey argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 85' A goal from the England international Jarrod Bowen! He fires home on 85 to make it 1-0!
- 87' Hull City AFC make a change. Chris Martin trudges off to be replaced by Fraizer Campbell on 87 minutes.
- 90' Magnificent from Louis Moult! That is 12 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 90' Nouha Dicko is replacing Kamil Grosicki for the Hull City AFC side.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
Lineups
Hull City AFC Lineups
Starting XI
-
29
Chris Martin ↓ Fraizer Campbell 87'
- 16
-
14
Kamil Grosicki ↓ Nouha Dicko 90'
- 5
- 35
- 17
- 4
- 2
- 20
-
18
Daniel Batty ↓ Kevin Stewart 90'
- 1
Bench
- 12
-
9
Nouha Dicko ↑ 90'
-
25
Fraizer Campbell ↑ 87'
-
6
Kevin Stewart ↑ 90'
- 19
- 27
- 28
Coach
Nigel Adkins
Preston North End FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
-
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Callum Robinson 59'
- 14
-
45
Lukas Nmecha ↓ Louis Moult 71'
- 11
-
24
Sean Maguire ↓ Paul Gallagher 64'
- 2
- 22
- 8
- 6
- 21
Bench
-
7
Callum Robinson ↑ 59'
- 23
- 1
-
12
Paul Gallagher ↑ 64'
- 3
-
9
Louis Moult ↑ 71'
- 19
Coach
Alex Neil
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jarrod Bowen | 3 |
| Cameron Archer | 2 |
| Alan Browne | 2 |
| Jackson Irvine | 2 |
| Josh Magennis | 2 |
| Joe Gelhardt | 2 |
| Paul Gallagher | 1 |
| Mallik Wilks | 1 |
Head to Head
Hull City AFC Form
Preston North End FC Form
2018-10-20
Hull City AFC
1–1
Preston North End FC
D
2018-10-06
Preston North End FC
4–0
Wigan Athletic FC
W
2018-10-02
Aston Villa FC
3–3
Preston North End FC
D
2018-09-29
Preston North End FC
2–3
West Bromwich Albion FC
L
2018-09-22
Sheffield United FC
3–2
Preston North End FC
L
2018-09-18
Leeds United FC
3–0
Preston North End FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32
Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14
Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for:
Hull City AFC or Preston North End FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Hull City AFC or Draw
69%
Draw or Preston North End FC
60%
Hull City AFC or Preston North End FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC
| Handicap | Hull City AFC covers | Push | Preston North End FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 12% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 21% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 18% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.