Hull City will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get some points from this grim dispute, vs dynamic Blackburn Rovers.
- Hull City have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Hull City.
It's no vacation for neither Hull City nor Blackburn Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hull City form and stats
With 3 Championship wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Hull City are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Hull City to get some points in this home game.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 227 minutes without scoring a league goal. Lewis-Potter was the last player to find the net.
The Hull fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at KCOM Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Stoke City (placed 8th). Hull City's goalkeeper Baxter was extremely busy against Stoke City, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves. The goalie Baxter was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.55 out of ten. Baxter stopped the opponent with seven saves.
Preceding that match was the home FA Cup game against Everton (after extra-time) that was lost 2-3.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hull City as they are travelling to their away game against AFC Bournemouth in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.
Hull City aren't scoring a lot here at KCOM Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 12 games. 16 goals have been conceded.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Blackburn Rovers have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Championship this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Blackburn as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
225 minutes! That's how long the Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Blackburn Rovers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Cardiff City (placed 20th). Midfield player Rothwell was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.6/10. Rothwell scored one goal.
A 2-3 defeat away at Wigan Athletic before that.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Blackburn Rovers have scored 14 goals in 12 league games away. Blackburn Rovers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date registered scoreline involving both these contenders is the Blackburn Rovers - Hull City 2-0 played not long ago this season. Hull City-Blackburn Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hull City three wins, Blackburn Rovers six wins, one draw. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Brereton 20 goals |   K. Lewis-Potter 5 goals |  S. Gallagher 5 goals |
Hull City missing players
Blackburn Rovers missing players
| Hull City | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 44 |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 28 |
| 92% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 77% |
| 28% | 42% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 54% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 31% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 32% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 54% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 38% |
| 52% | 42% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 15% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 10.8 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 26% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 42% | 46% |
| 12.8 | 12.4 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.8 | 11 |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
- Blackburn Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Hull City.
- Hull City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hull City have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 43 | 51 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 49 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 37 |
| 11 | Millwall | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 32 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -13 | 30 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 28 |
| 19 | Hull City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | -18 | 23 |
| 21 | Reading | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -27 | 19 |
| 23 | Derby County | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
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