The fresh new season is about to start and the fans are tingling with optimism. It’s wide open as Hull City welcome Bristol City for the opening fixture at KCOM Stadium. Keep reading!
Hull City form and stats
The season before, Hull City's league stats were 14 wins, 9 draws and 23 losses, ending with 19th position in the Championship. In these 46 matches they scored 41 goals and gave away 54. Performing at home in the last season Hull City produced 7-4-12 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 28 conceded.
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 Hull City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 5.
Hull City have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and five practice matches played. These training games have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Hull City scored 5 goals and let in 11 goals during these five games.
Bristol City form and stats
Let's have a look at how Bristol City performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 10 draws and 21 defeats. In total they scored 62 and conceded 77 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 2 and lost 14 with 29/48 goals scored/conceded.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bristol City playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 6 Bristol wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
It's a day of discovery for Bristol City as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Bristol City have played six with the results W4-D2-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Bristol City has scored 9 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Hull won two, Bristol City were winners in five and we saw three draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Hull City missing players
Bristol City missing players
| Hull City | Bristol City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hull City | Last season | Bristol City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Lost | L | 14 | 21 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 29 | 62 | ||
| 54 | 28 | Conceded | C | 48 | 77 | ||
| 91% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 67% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 85% | ||
| 30% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 61% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 33% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 20% | ||
| 30% | 35% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 67% | ||
| 33% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 13% | ||
| 46% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 22% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| 13 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 14 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Burnley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hull City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Watford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 106 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 23 | 63 | 90 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 35 | 88 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 82 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 33 | 80 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 75 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 8 | 75 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 70 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 69 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 69 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 67 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 59 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 66 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 1 | 64 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -4 | 64 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 52 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 62 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 68 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 41 | -10 | 61 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 58 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -4 | 60 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 77 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 48 | -15 | 55 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 50 | 68 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 39 | -18 | 53 |
| 19 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 26 | -13 | 51 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 75 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 42 | -25 | 47 |
| 21 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 87 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 43 | -33 | 41 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 87 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 54 | -44 | 37 |
| 23 | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 31 | -8 | 34 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 46 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 73 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 44 | -40 | 30 |
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