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Preston North End FC vs Hull City AFC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Preston North End FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Hull City AFC
Wed 26 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Markus Henriksen

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee James Mainwaring

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

3
5
6
Preston North End FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Hull City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Hull City AFC 2018-10-20 Hull City AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Hull City AFC H 1–2 L
22 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
15 Dec Millwall FC H 3–2 W
08 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
27 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
22 Dec Swansea City AFC H 3–2 W
15 Dec Brentford FC H 2–0 W
08 Dec Millwall FC A 2–2 D
01 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–2 W
27 Nov Norwich City FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Hull City AFC
#14 Position #6
60 Points 73
46 Played 46
15 / 15 / 16 W / D / L 21 / 10 / 15
55 Scored 70
62 Conceded 66
-7 GD +4
1.30 PPG 1.59
33% Win % 46%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Hull City AFC are 6th (73 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Deepdale Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Preston North End FC and Hull City AFC.
  • 5' Chris Martin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 54 goals in his last 385 appearances.
  • 10' Fraizer Campbell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Hull City AFC tonight.
  • 15' Hull City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 28' GOAL! Jackson Irvine fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 35' Jordan Storey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Davies at the 35 minute mark.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nigel Adkins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Graham Burke makes way for Ryan Ledson at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 47' A stunning finish from Alan Browne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 52' Hull City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' Hull City AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Hull City AFC's shape.
  • 77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' Goal! Jackson Irvine scores his 17 goal in 380 matches.
  • 83' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Tom Clarke by Darnell Fisher on 83 minute.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Chris Martin on, Fraizer Campbell off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Reece Burke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kamil Grosicki at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Adkins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jarrod Bowen 3
Cameron Archer 2
Alan Browne 2
Jackson Irvine 2
Josh Magennis 2
Joe Gelhardt 2
Mallik Wilks 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1

Head to Head

2018-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Hull City AFC 2018-10-20 Hull City AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2018-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-12-15 Preston North End FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D

Hull City AFC Form

2018-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Hull City AFC W 2018-12-22 Hull City AFC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2018-12-15 Hull City AFC 2–0 Brentford FC W 2018-12-08 Millwall FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2018-12-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Hull City AFC W 2018-11-27 Hull City AFC 0–0 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Hull City AFC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Hull City AFC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC32% Draw26% Hull City AFC42%
Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Hull City AFC
68%
Preston North End FC or Hull City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC25% Draw43% Hull City AFC32%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Hull City AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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