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Preston North End FC vs Hull City AFC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Hull City AFC
Sat 22 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+11'
Y 56' George Honeyman
Y 81' Matthew Pennington
Y 90' Jordy de Wijs
Jayden Stockley 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt

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
2020-02-22 Preston North End FC 2–1 Hull City AFC 2019-11-27 Hull City AFC 4–0 Preston North End FC 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
22 Feb Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Millwall FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
08 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
21 Jan Barnsley FC A 3–0 W
Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
14 Feb Swansea City AFC H 4–4 D
11 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–3 L
08 Feb Reading FC A 1–1 D
01 Feb Brentford FC H 1–5 L
28 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Hull City AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Grant McCann might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' George Long needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Hull City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Mallik Wilks puts Hull City AFC on the lead.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Hull City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Hull City AFC's shape.
  • 56' George Honeyman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Preston North End FC make a change. Sean Maguire trudges off to be replaced by Alan Browne on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Declan Rudd has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 378 appearances.
  • 64' The Hull City AFC manager makes a substitution. Tom Eaves departs to be replaced by Jon Toral.
  • 67' Against the run of play, Paul Gallagher has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 71' Alan Browne puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
  • 76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Hull City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' A change in the Hull City AFC ranks — George Honeyman exits the field as Norbert Balogh enters on 77.
  • 81' Matthew Pennington picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' It’s high time Grant McCann made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' Paul Gallagher makes way for Brad Potts at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jordy de Wijs. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Callum Elder makes way for Marcus Maddison at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Hull City AFC.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Preston North End FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grant McCann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jarrod Bowen 3
Cameron Archer 2
Alan Browne 2
Jackson Irvine 2
Josh Magennis 2
Joe Gelhardt 2
Louis Moult 1
Keane Lewis-Potter 1

Head to Head

2020-02-22 Preston North End FC 2–1 Hull City AFC 2019-11-27 Hull City AFC 4–0 Preston North End FC 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

2020-02-22 Preston North End FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2020-02-15 Preston North End FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2020-02-12 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-01-21 Barnsley FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W

Hull City AFC Form

2020-02-22 Preston North End FC 2–1 Hull City AFC L 2020-02-14 Hull City AFC 4–4 Swansea City AFC D 2020-02-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Hull City AFC L 2020-02-08 Reading FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2020-02-01 Hull City AFC 1–5 Brentford FC L 2020-01-28 Hull City AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Hull City AFC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Hull City AFC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC44% Draw26% Hull City AFC30%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Hull City AFC
56%
Preston North End FC or Hull City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC28% Draw45% Hull City AFC27%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Hull City AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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