Sunday , 16 August 2026

Hull City AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Hull City AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Wed 11 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC The MKM Stadium 18,694 HT 45' · FT 45'
Chris Bedia 82' 1–0
1–1 88+1' Rocco Vata
Kasey Palmer 36' Y
Y 36' Imran Louza
Y 43' Jeremy Ngakia
Y 79' Festy Ebosele
Abu Kamara 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Hull City AFC vs Watford FC — Championship at The MKM Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

1
4
3
Hull City AFC 8 games · Avg 1.3 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-11 Hull City AFC 1–1 Watford FC 2024-04-20 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC 2023-12-02 Hull City AFC 1–2 Watford FC 2023-04-22 Hull City AFC 1–0 Watford FC 2022-12-11 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Watford FC H 1–1 D
07 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
30 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–3 L
26 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–2 L
23 Nov Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
10 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
30 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
26 Nov Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
22 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–2 D
08 Nov Oxford United FC H 1–0 W
05 Nov Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Hull City AFC Watford FC
#3 Position #12
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

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Hull City AFC are 3rd (73 pts). Watford FC are 12th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The MKM Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hull City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Ryan Porteous is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Hull City AFC tonight.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' Hull City AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Jeremy Ngakia gets a card.
  • 48' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' Matthew Pollock has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Tom Ince by Kwadwo Baah on 61 minute.
  • 66' Giorgi Chakvetadze, a Georgia attacking midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' The Hull City AFC bench stirs into life. Ryan Longman is withdrawn and Mason Burstow gets his opportunity.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Yasser Larouci is replaced by Festy Ebosele on 72 minute.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Moussa Sissoko comes on to replace Edo Kayembe.
  • 79' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Festy Ebosele gets a card.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abu Kamara on 80.
  • 82' Chris Bedia does the damage! The net is bulging and Hull City AFC surge ahead!
  • 85' Hull City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abdulkadir Omur is hanging Abu Kamara on the field on 85 minute.
  • 89' Goal! Rocco Vata scores his 4 goal in 410 matches.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wesley Hoedt 1
Edo Kayembe 1
Chris Bedia 1
Rocco Vata 1
Moussa Sissoko 1
Ozan Tufan 1
Scott Twine 1

Head to Head

2024-12-11 Hull City AFC 1–1 Watford FC 2024-04-20 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC 2023-12-02 Hull City AFC 1–2 Watford FC 2023-04-22 Hull City AFC 1–0 Watford FC 2022-12-11 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC

Hull City AFC Form

2024-12-11 Hull City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-12-07 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-11-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Hull City AFC L 2024-11-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-11-23 Luton Town FC 1–0 Hull City AFC L 2024-11-10 Hull City AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Watford FC Form

2024-12-11 Hull City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-11-26 Watford FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-11-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2024-11-08 Watford FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2024-11-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.41 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC25% Draw46% Watford FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes16% 0% No84%
Avg goals/match: 0.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 57%
43%
± 1.5 25%
75%
± 2.5 8%
92%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
71%
Draw or Watford FC
75%
Hull City AFC or Watford FC
54%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC10% Draw75% Watford FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
42.7%
0 – 1
18.4%
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
2.8%
1 – 2
2.5%
2 – 1
1.9%
0 – 3
0.8%
2 – 2
0.7%
1 – 3
0.5%
3 – 0
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 16% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 21% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
60% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
67% ✗

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