Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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4
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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
#6 Position #16
73 Points 57
46 Played 46
21 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 14 / 15 / 17
70 Scored 53
66 Conceded 65
+4 GD -12
1.59 PPG 1.24
46% Win % 30%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Hull City AFC are 6th (73 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Hull City AFC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Hull City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Watford FC backline.
  • 20' Hull City AFC currently sit 24 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Lewie Coyle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Yasser Larouci is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kasey Palmer on 36 minutes.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Jeremy Ngakia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hull City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' Watford FC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' 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.
  • 61' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Tom Ince exits the field as Kwadwo Baah enters on 61.
  • 66' Sean McLoughlin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 67' Mason Burstow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Longman on 67 minute.
  • 72' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Festy Ebosele is hanging Yasser Larouci on the field on 72 minute.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Edo Kayembe is replaced by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Festy Ebosele on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Abu Kamara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' What a strike from Chris Bedia! The score is 1-0.
  • 85' Abdulkadir Omur is replacing Abu Kamara for the Hull City AFC side.
  • 89' Rocco Vata does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Edo Kayembe 1
Chris Bedia 1
Rocco Vata 1
Moussa Sissoko 1
Ozan Tufan 1
Scott Twine 1
Wesley Hoedt 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
1.36 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Hull City AFC or Watford FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC39% Draw30% Watford FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
69%
Draw or Watford FC
61%
Hull City AFC or Watford FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC29% Draw49% Watford FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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