Hull City AFC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Hull City AFC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Kingston Communications Stadium.
- Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)
- Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Gareth Rhodes
- Referee Robert Jones
- Referee Michael George
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee Shaun Hudson
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Feb | Stoke City FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Jan | Blackburn Rovers FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 19 Jan | Aston Villa FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Jan | Sheffield Wednesday FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 06 Jan | Millwall FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Jan | Bolton Wanderers FC | H | 6–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Feb | Hull City AFC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Jan | Preston North End FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Jan | Leeds United FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Jan | Shrewsbury Town FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 12 Jan | Brentford FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 05 Jan | Shrewsbury Town FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
Stoke City FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Stoke City FC
| Ethan Galbraith | 4 G | 1 A |
| Eric Bocat | 2 G | 2 A |
| Sam Gallagher | 2 G | 1 A |
| Justin Devenny | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Hull City AFC host Stoke City FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' Hull City AFC is showing some good football. However, Hull City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' 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.
- 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 35' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 44' Jarrod Bowen adds to his 1 season tally! Hull City AFC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 54' Stoke City FC have won 408 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 59' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 61' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Bojan is replaced by Tom Ince on 61 minute.
- 64' The Poland Kamil Grosicki breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 2-0!
- 69' Hull City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 74' Stephen Kingsley, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 76' Benik Afobe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Martins Indi on 76 minute.
- 79' Oghenekaro Etebo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 82' Jackson Irvine has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
- 84' Fresh legs for Hull City AFC! Marc Pugh comes on to replace Kamil Grosicki.
- 85' A moment of madness from Ashley Williams on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Stoke City FC will be frustrated.
- 89' Time for substitution for Hull City AFC. Fraizer Campbell is replaced by Chris Martin.
- 90' Hull City AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' Manuel Milinkovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jarrod Bowen at the 90 minute mark.
- Another three points for Hull City AFC.
Lineups
Hull City AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
-
14
Kamil Grosicki ↓ Marc Pugh 84'
- 17
- 2
-
25
Fraizer Campbell ↓ Chris Martin 89'
- 22
-
20
Jarrod Bowen ↓ David Milinkovic 90'
- 6
- 23
- 1
- 27
Bench
-
8
Marc Pugh ↑ 84'
-
29
Chris Martin ↑ 89'
- 12
- 18
- 7
-
11
David Milinkovic ↑ 90'
- 36
Coach
Nigel Adkins
Stoke City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 8
- 1
- 5
- 30
- 15
- 4
- 22
- 11
- 27
- 14
Bench
-
9
Benik Afobe ↑ 76'
- 38
- 17
- 2
- 19
-
7
Tom Ince ↑ 61'
- 32
Coach
Nathan Jones
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jarrod Bowen | 3 |
| Nick Powell | 3 |
| Lewis Baker | 2 |
| Regan Slater | 2 |
| Sam Clucas | 2 |
| Jacob Brown | 2 |
| Ben Wilmot | 2 |
| Eliot Matazo | 1 |
Hull City AFC Form
Stoke City FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69
Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for:
Hull City AFC to win 57% + Under 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Hull City AFC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Hull City AFC or Draw
82%
Draw or Stoke City FC
43%
Hull City AFC or Stoke City FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Hull City AFC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC
| Handicap | Hull City AFC covers | Push | Stoke City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 18% | 68% |
| -1.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -1 | 32% | 25% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

