Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 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
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

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Hull City AFC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at The MKM Stadium. Hull City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Hull City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' 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 Charlie Hughes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Lewis Gibson gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 39' David Cornell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ruben Selles might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' What an equalizer from Joe Gelhardt!
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Storey, as he is very good at scoring at The MKM Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Jayden Meghoma exits the field as Andrew Hughes enters on 57.
  • 60' Hull City AFC make a change. Steven Alzate trudges off to be replaced by Gustavo Puerta on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Jayden Meghoma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' Stefan Teitur Thordarson is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 67' Against the run of play, Joe Gelhardt has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hull City AFC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' Ched Evans is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Gibson at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' A change in the Hull City AFC ranks — Abu Kamara exits the field as Mason Burstow enters on 78.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
  • 82' Emil Riis Jakobsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 82 minute.
  • 86' Another substitution for Hull City AFC to replace Joe Gelhardt by Alfie Jones on 86 minute.
  • 87' Joao Pedro Galvao gets the nod from Hull City AFC. He replaces Kyle Joseph and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That is a card for Preston North End FC. Robbie Brady will be fuming at that decision.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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
1 / 4
1.29 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC48% Draw29% Preston North End FC23%
Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
77%
Draw or Preston North End FC
52%
Hull City AFC or Preston North End FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC30% Draw52% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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