Saturday , 24 October 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 Swansea City AFC 11 23
2 West Ham United FC 11 22
3 Middlesbrough FC 11 22
4 Birmingham City FC 11 20
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 11 20
6 Stoke City FC 11 19
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 11 18
8 Southampton FC 11 17
9 Queens Park Rangers FC 11 17
10 Blackburn Rovers FC 11 15
11 Sheffield United FC 11 15
12 Millwall FC 11 15
13 Portsmouth FC 11 15
14 Wrexham AFC 11 14
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 11 14
16 Bristol City FC 11 14
17 Charlton Athletic FC 11 14
18 Lincoln City FC 11 12
19 Cardiff City FC 11 11
20 Watford FC 11 11
21 Norwich City FC 11 9
22 Burnley FC 11 8
23 Derby County FC 11 6
24 Preston North End FC 11 4

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

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

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' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Hull City AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vakoun Issouf Bayo made 11 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Francisco Sierralta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Ryan John Giles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Kasey Palmer. He receives a card.
  • 41' It looks surprising Hull City AFC does not make any changes. Regan Slater has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Jeremy Ngakia picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at The MKM Stadium. Hull City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Watford FC ring the changes. Tom Ince has done his job and it is now time for Kwadwo Baah to step up.
  • 66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' Another substitution for Hull City AFC to replace Ryan Longman by Mason Burstow on 67 minute.
  • 72' Festy Ebosele has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yasser Larouci on 72 minute.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Moussa Sissoko. He replaces Edo Kayembe on 76 minute.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Festy Ebosele. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Abu Kamara.
  • 82' GOAL! Chris Bedia scores on 82.
  • 85' Abdulkadir Omur is ready to make an impact after coming on for Abu Kamara at the 85 minute mark.
  • 89' Against the run of play, Rocco Vata has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • It finishes all square. Hull City AFC and Watford FC share the spoils 1-1.

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
Ozan Tufan 1
Scott Twine 1
Wesley Hoedt 1
Edo Kayembe 1
Chris Bedia 1
Rocco Vata 1
Moussa Sissoko 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
2 / 4
1.06 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Hull City AFC or Watford FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC34% Draw32% Watford FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
67%
Draw or Watford FC
66%
Hull City AFC or Watford FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC23% Draw54% Watford FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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