Soccer betting preview: Derby County welcomes Hull City in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pride Park Stadium (33597 seats)

Derby County hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 33 points and a 17th position in the Championship table. Visiting Hull City holds 9th place with 39 pts.

Derby County and Hull City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Derby County form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Derby County have managed 7 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 14 games. Derby County has recorded two wins in a row here at Pride Park Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Derby County drew their last game, 2-2 away at Middlesbrough (placed 16th). In the game before, an away victory in the FA Cup match versus Crystal Palace with a 1-0 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Derby County have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 7 Lost 2.

Derby County has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Derby County are not conceding a lot of goals here at Pride Park Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 14 matches.

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Hull City form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Hull City have produced an overall stat of 5-4-4 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Hull City are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

The manager G. McCann was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground KCOM Stadium. Hull City suffered a 0-1 loss to Fulham (placed 4th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Rotherham United at their stadium, the result 3-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Hull City in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Hull City, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Hull City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Hull City have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hull City - Derby County 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Derby County won 7 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Hull City has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5

Top Goalscorers

Hull CityJ. Bowen
J. Bowen
17 goals
Derby CountyM. Waghorn
M. Waghorn
8 goals
Hull CityK. Grosicki
K. Grosicki
7 goals

Derby County missing players

Hull City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Derby County Hull City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 4 13 27
8 7 2 Won W 1 5 11
10 5 2 Drew D 1 4 6
9 2 1 Lost L 2 4 10
28 18 6 Scored S 6 19 40
36 11 4 Conceded C 8 18 35
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 81%
44% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 63%
15% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 23% 30%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
52% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 52%
19% 36% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 26%
33% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 22%
 
4.7 5.9 7 Corners For (avg) C F 5.8 4.2 4.8
6.2 5.1 3.6 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 6.3 5.7
1.9 1.4 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.8
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 2
 
277 171 72 Total Shots T S 50 152 330
94 57 26 Shots on Target S O 15 49 107
30% 32% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Derby County have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hull City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hull City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
8 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
13 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
8 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
13 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.