Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Hull City AFC
Tue 8 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC Vicarage Road 17,268 HT 45' · FT 45'
Moussa Sissoko 55' 1–0
Moussa Sissoko 39' Y
Edo Kayembe 67' Y
Tom Ince 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Hull City AFC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2

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

3
4
1
Watford FC 8 games · Avg 1.3 goals Hull City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-08 Watford FC 1–0 Hull City AFC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
05 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
29 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D
15 Mar Oxford United FC A 0–1 L
12 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
08 Mar Millwall FC H 1–2 L
Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Watford FC A 0–1 L
05 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
15 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
12 Mar Oxford United FC H 2–1 W
08 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Watford FC Hull City AFC
#19 Position #3
0 Points 73
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 21 / 10 / 15
0 Scored 70
0 Conceded 66
+0 GD +4
– PPG 1.59
– Win % 46%

Key Stats

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

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Hull City AFC are 3rd (73 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Watford FC vs Hull City AFC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Lincoln has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Hull City AFC come into this ranked 19 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Hull City AFC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road. Hull City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 39.
  • 44' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Hull City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Magnificent from Moussa Sissoko! That is 15 goals in 385 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Mamadou Doumbia is replaced by Zavier Massiah-Edwards on 61 minute.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Hull City AFC. Joe Gelhardt is replaced by Abu Kamara.
  • 67' Edo Kayembe is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 68' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Dele-Bashiru departs to be replaced by Tom Ince.
  • 71' Kasey Palmer gets the nod from Hull City AFC. He replaces Matt Crooks and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' Watford FC ring the changes. Rocco Vata has done his job and it is now time for Francisco Sierralta to step up.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' A change in the Hull City AFC ranks — Lewie Coyle exits the field as Nordin Amrabat enters on 86.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tom Ince on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

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

2025-04-08 Watford FC 1–0 Hull City AFC 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

Watford FC Form

2025-04-08 Watford FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2025-04-05 Bristol City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-03-29 Watford FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-03-15 Oxford United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-03-08 Watford FC 1–2 Millwall FC L

Hull City AFC Form

2025-04-08 Watford FC 1–0 Hull City AFC L 2025-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Hull City AFC W 2025-03-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2025-03-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2025-03-12 Hull City AFC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-03-08 Bristol City FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.39 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Hull City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 96% + Under — clean sheet likely 89%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC32% Draw50% Hull City AFC18%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes11% 0% No89%
Avg goals/match: 0.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 47%
53%
± 1.5 17%
83%
± 2.5 4%
96%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Hull City AFC
68%
Watford FC or Hull City AFC
50%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC11% Draw82% Hull City AFC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
53.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
12.7%
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 2
1.8%
2 – 1
1.6%
1 – 2
1.1%
3 – 0
0.4%
2 – 2
0.4%
3 – 1
0.2%
0 – 3
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Hull City AFC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 19% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 14% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
68% ✗

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