Thursday , 2 July 2026

Hull City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Hull City AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Mon 21 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC The MKM Stadium 22,103 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 34' Lewis Gibson
Joe Gelhardt pen 50' 1–1
Joe Gelhardt pen 67' 2–1
Y 66' Stefan Teitur Thordarson
Y 80' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen
Y 90' Robbie Brady

Overview

Match Preview

Hull City AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at The MKM Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Scott Ledger
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson

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
5
3
Hull City AFC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–0 Hull City AFC 2024-03-02 Preston North End FC 0–0 Hull City AFC 2023-10-28 Hull City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2023-02-18 Hull City AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
18 Apr Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
14 Apr Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
08 Apr Watford FC A 0–1 L
05 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
12 Apr Leeds United FC A 1–2 L
08 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
02 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Hull City AFC Preston North End FC
#6 Position #14
73 Points 60
46 Played 46
21 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
70 Scored 55
66 Conceded 62
+4 GD -7
1.59 PPG 1.30
46% Win % 33%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Hull City AFC are 6th (73 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds The MKM Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Hull City AFC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Nordin Amrabat has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Wales international Ched Evans has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Regan Slater has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen made 378 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' Lewis Gibson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Lewie Coyle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 44' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Joe Gelhardt makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Hull City AFC are in front.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hull City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' Jayden Meghoma makes way for Andrew Hughes at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 60' Another substitution for Hull City AFC to replace Steven Alzate by Gustavo Puerta on 60 minute.
  • 65' 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.
  • 66' Stefan Teitur Thordarson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' Joe Gelhardt with the second goal in the match!
  • 72' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 77' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ched Evans is hanging Lewis Gibson on the field on 77 minute.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Mason Burstow on, Abu Kamara off on 78 minutes.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a card for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
  • 82' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 82 minute. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen leaves to be changed by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 86' Hull City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alfie Jones is hanging Joe Gelhardt on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Joao Pedro Galvao. He replaces Kyle Joseph on 87 minute.
  • 90' Robbie Brady catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • With this win, Hull City AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jarrod Bowen 3
Cameron Archer 2
Alan Browne 2
Jackson Irvine 2
Josh Magennis 2
Joe Gelhardt 2
Richard Smallwood 1
Andy Cannon 1

Head to Head

2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–0 Hull City AFC 2024-03-02 Preston North End FC 0–0 Hull City AFC 2023-10-28 Hull City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2023-02-18 Hull City AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Hull City AFC Form

2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Hull City AFC L 2025-04-14 Hull City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2025-04-08 Watford FC 1–0 Hull City AFC L 2025-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Hull City AFC W 2025-03-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Luton Town FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-12 Leeds United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC51% Draw26% Preston North End FC23%
Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
78%
Draw or Preston North End FC
49%
Hull City AFC or Preston North End FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC34% Draw48% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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