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

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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

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

Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#3	Position	#25
73	Points	0
46	Played	0
21 / 10 / 15	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
70	Scored	0
66	Conceded	0
+4	GD	+0
1.59	PPG	–
46%	Win %	–

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

Hull City AFC are 3rd (73 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Hull City AFC kicks off things out of here…
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alfie Jones is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
10' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' Hull City AFC have won 430 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Milutin Osmajic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
34' What composure from Lewis Gibson! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
39' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
44' Hull City AFC currently sit 20 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
49' Croatia international Ivor Pandur has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' The deadlock is broken! Joe Gelhardt gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
55' Hull City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
57' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Jayden Meghoma has done his job and it is now time for Andrew Hughes to step up.
60' Gustavo Puerta is replacing Steven Alzate for the Hull City AFC side.
65' 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 Stefan Teitur Thordarson suffering a number of foals already.
66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 66.
67' What composure from Joe Gelhardt! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hull City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
77' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 77 minute. Lewis Gibson leaves to be changed by Ched Evans.
78' A change in the Hull City AFC ranks — Abu Kamara exits the field as Mason Burstow enters on 78.
80' A moment of madness from Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 80 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
82' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Mads Frokjaer-Jensen by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 82 minute.
86' The Hull City AFC manager makes a substitution. Joe Gelhardt departs to be replaced by Alfie Jones.
87' Joao Pedro Galvao is replacing Kyle Joseph for the Hull City AFC side.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Robbie Brady.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Hull City AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

16
Lincoln ↑ 78'
45
Kasey Palmer
12
Joao Pedro Galvao ↑ 87'
5
Alfie Jones ↑ 86'
23
Cody Drameh
14
Harry Vaughan
48
Mason Burstow ↑ 78'
32
Thimothee Lo-Tutala
20
Gustavo Puerta ↑ 60'

Coach Ruben Selles

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady
6
Liam Lindsay
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
13
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic
19
Lewis Gibson ↓ Ched Evans 77'
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 82'
3
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Andrew Hughes 57'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jarrod Bowen	3
Josh Magennis	2
Joe Gelhardt	2
Cameron Archer	2
Alan Browne	2
Jackson Irvine	2
Kamil Grosicki	1
Lewis Gibson	1

Head to Head

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

0 / 4

0.64 Hull City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.37 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Hull City AFC41% Draw42% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 1.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	61%	39%
± 1.5	28%	72%
± 2.5	9%	91%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw

83%

Draw or Preston North End FC

59%

Hull City AFC or Preston North End FC

58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Hull City AFC19% Draw73% Preston North End FC8%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

39.5%

1 – 0

21.6%

0 – 1

11.4%

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

1 – 2

1.7%

3 – 0

1.4%

3 – 1

0.7%

2 – 2

0.7%

0 – 3

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap	Hull City AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	25%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	13%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet

69% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

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