Championship match tips and match guide for the Hull City vs Preston North End clash

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The A2B Stadium (4000 seats)

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Insights:
  • Hull City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Hull City form and stats

Hull City have collected 21 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-3-7. Hull City has recorded two wins in a row here at The A2B Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Hull are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Norwich City. The first loss after collecting points in three league rounds. Greaves was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The defender Greaves scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 4 of 4 duels.

Before that, Hull City played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Stoke City.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hull City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 3 and lost 2.

The Hull City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. On the other hand, Hull have conceded 23 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

8-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Preston North End in their Championship matches away.

Preston North End delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Luton Town (placed 4th) in their previous game. McCann got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. McCann hit one key pass.

A 0-3 defeat away at Burnley before that.

Preston North End are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.

Preston have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by Preston North End in these games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other already this season, with the final score Preston North End - Hull City 0-0 registered in the official records. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Hull won three, Preston North End were winners in four and we saw three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Hull CityO. Estupiñán Vallesilla
O. Estupiñán Vallesilla
12 goals
Preston North EndC. Evans
C. Evans
7 goals
Preston North EndE. Riis Jakobsen
E. Riis Jakobsen
5 goals

Hull City missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hull City Preston North End
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 5 15 31
11 6 3 Won W 3 8 11
8 3 0 Drew D 0 3 8
13 7 1 Lost L 2 4 12
38 18 8 Scored S 7 18 28
47 23 6 Conceded C 7 16 37
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 81%
75% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 53% 55%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 39%
28% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 20% 16%
16% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 13%
53% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 40% 39%
22% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 47% 39%
38% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 42%
 
4.7 5.8 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 3.9
5.3 5.1 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 5.9 5.5
1.8 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.7 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.4 11.8 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.3 10.6
3.1 3.1 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.5
38% 37% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 33% 26%
 
12.2 11.4 13 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 14.5 13.5
4.5 4.5 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 3.9 3.7
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Hull City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hull City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 31 20 9 2 62 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 14 8 4 2 26 14 35 69
2 Sheffield United 31 18 7 6 52 27 16 10 3 3 34 16 15 8 4 3 18 11 25 61
3 Middlesbrough 32 16 6 10 53 37 15 8 5 2 23 12 17 8 1 8 30 25 16 54
4 Luton Town 31 13 11 7 39 31 15 5 7 3 20 16 16 8 4 4 19 15 8 50
5 Sunderland 31 13 9 9 46 33 15 6 4 5 20 16 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 48
6 Watford 32 12 11 9 38 35 15 7 4 4 21 14 17 5 7 5 17 21 3 47
7 Millwall 30 13 7 10 36 30 14 8 4 2 21 9 16 5 3 8 15 21 6 46
8 Blackburn Rovers 31 14 4 13 33 37 14 9 1 4 20 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -4 46
9 Norwich City 31 13 6 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 15 7 2 6 21 16 7 45
10 West Bromwich Albion 31 12 9 10 40 33 16 7 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 45
11 Coventry City 31 11 9 11 33 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 0 42
12 Swansea City 31 11 9 11 45 46 15 7 2 6 25 21 16 4 7 5 20 25 -1 42
13 Hull City 32 11 8 13 38 47 16 6 3 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 41
14 Preston North End 31 11 8 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 15 8 3 4 18 16 -9 41
15 Reading 31 12 5 14 35 46 15 9 3 3 24 17 16 3 2 11 11 29 -11 41
16 Bristol City 31 10 10 11 41 40 17 6 5 6 21 18 14 4 5 5 20 22 1 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 10 9 13 33 43 16 5 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 15 20 -10 39
18 Birmingham City 31 10 8 13 36 40 17 5 5 7 20 20 14 5 3 6 16 20 -4 38
19 Stoke City 31 10 7 14 36 38 16 5 4 7 20 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -2 37
20 Rotherham United 31 7 12 12 34 42 14 5 5 4 24 17 17 2 7 8 10 25 -8 33
21 Cardiff City 32 8 8 16 24 36 16 4 5 7 12 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -12 32
22 Wigan Athletic 31 7 9 15 29 50 16 3 3 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 30
23 Huddersfield Town 31 7 7 17 28 42 15 5 3 7 14 15 16 2 4 10 14 27 -14 28
24 Blackpool 31 6 10 15 31 47 15 3 5 7 16 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -16 28

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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 Burnley 31 20 9 2 62 27 17 12 5 0 36 13 14 8 4 2 26 14 35 69
2 Sheffield United 31 18 7 6 52 27 16 10 3 3 34 16 15 8 4 3 18 11 25 61
3 Middlesbrough 32 16 6 10 53 37 15 8 5 2 23 12 17 8 1 8 30 25 16 54
4 Luton Town 31 13 11 7 39 31 15 5 7 3 20 16 16 8 4 4 19 15 8 50
5 Sunderland 31 13 9 9 46 33 15 6 4 5 20 16 16 7 5 4 26 17 13 48
6 Watford 32 12 11 9 38 35 15 7 4 4 21 14 17 5 7 5 17 21 3 47
7 Millwall 30 13 7 10 36 30 14 8 4 2 21 9 16 5 3 8 15 21 6 46
8 Blackburn Rovers 31 14 4 13 33 37 14 9 1 4 20 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -4 46
9 Norwich City 31 13 6 12 43 36 16 6 4 6 22 20 15 7 2 6 21 16 7 45
10 West Bromwich Albion 31 12 9 10 40 33 16 7 5 4 22 15 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 45
11 Coventry City 31 11 9 11 33 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 0 42
12 Swansea City 31 11 9 11 45 46 15 7 2 6 25 21 16 4 7 5 20 25 -1 42
13 Hull City 32 11 8 13 38 47 16 6 3 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 41
14 Preston North End 31 11 8 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 15 8 3 4 18 16 -9 41
15 Reading 31 12 5 14 35 46 15 9 3 3 24 17 16 3 2 11 11 29 -11 41
16 Bristol City 31 10 10 11 41 40 17 6 5 6 21 18 14 4 5 5 20 22 1 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 10 9 13 33 43 16 5 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 15 20 -10 39
18 Birmingham City 31 10 8 13 36 40 17 5 5 7 20 20 14 5 3 6 16 20 -4 38
19 Stoke City 31 10 7 14 36 38 16 5 4 7 20 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -2 37
20 Rotherham United 31 7 12 12 34 42 14 5 5 4 24 17 17 2 7 8 10 25 -8 33
21 Cardiff City 32 8 8 16 24 36 16 4 5 7 12 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -12 32
22 Wigan Athletic 31 7 9 15 29 50 16 3 3 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 30
23 Huddersfield Town 31 7 7 17 28 42 15 5 3 7 14 15 16 2 4 10 14 27 -14 28
24 Blackpool 31 6 10 15 31 47 15 3 5 7 16 21 16 3 5 8 15 26 -16 28

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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.