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

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The A2B Stadium (4000 seats)

There has been ups and downs for these contenders so far, holding positions near the midpoint of the Championship table. Here's the Hull City - Watford latest:

Insights:
  • Hull City have won significantly more corners at home than away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hull City and Watford.

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Hull City form and stats

8 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Hull City have to build on here at The A2B Stadium in the Championship.

In their previous game, the manager Rosenior led his Hull City to a defeat away at Middlesbrough. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The A2B Stadium. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated in five league games. Traoré, who plays in attack, was the highest rated player for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.82 (out of 10). Traoré served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 38 successful passes (of 42 total).

0-0 away at Blackburn Rovers before that.

Hull are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 21 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Hull City have conceded 26 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Watford form and stats

5-8-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Watford in their Championship matches away.

Watford failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Cardiff City (placed 19th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Midfield player Louza was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.91/10. Louza hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 87 successful passes (of 99 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Bristol City.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Watford as they have only managed to score 19 times from 21 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Watford have conceded 27 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Watford - Hull City 0-0. Numbers for the former ten meetings featuring these two sides are: five wins for Hull City, three draws and two wins for Watford. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

HullO. Estupiñán Vallesilla
O. Estupiñán Vallesilla
13 goals
WatfordJ. Junqueira de Jesus
J. Junqueira de Jesus
11 goals
WatfordI. Sarr
I. Sarr
10 goals

Hull City missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hull City Watford
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
43 21 5 Played P 5 21 43
13 8 2 Won W 1 5 15
14 5 2 Drew D 3 8 14
16 8 1 Lost L 1 8 14
49 22 5 Scored S 2 19 52
60 26 5 Conceded C 5 27 50
84% 90% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 90% 91%
70% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 71% 74%
44% 43% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 40%
28% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 26%
14% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
51% 48% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 44%
28% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 29% 35%
37% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 60% 43% 30%
 
4.7 6 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.8 5.2
5.3 5.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.7 5.1
1.6 1.3 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.3 2.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.5 11.8 13.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 10.1 11.6
3.1 3 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.3 3.9
36% 34% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 28% 31%
 
12.8 11.7 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 11 13.3 12
4.4 4.1 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.4 4.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Hull City have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 42 26 14 2 80 32 21 15 6 0 45 13 21 11 8 2 35 19 48 92
2 Sheffield United 42 25 7 10 65 36 21 14 3 4 41 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 29 82
3 Luton Town 43 20 15 8 54 37 21 9 8 4 29 20 22 11 7 4 25 17 17 75
4 Middlesbrough 43 22 8 13 82 52 22 13 6 3 45 18 21 9 2 10 37 34 30 74
5 Millwall 43 18 11 14 50 42 22 11 6 5 31 18 21 7 5 9 19 24 8 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 42 19 7 16 46 48 21 13 3 5 26 17 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 64
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 12 13 54 45 21 10 7 4 28 17 21 7 5 9 26 28 9 63
8 Coventry City 43 16 15 12 53 44 21 9 7 5 26 23 22 7 8 7 27 21 9 63
9 Sunderland 43 16 14 13 61 52 22 7 8 7 31 31 21 9 6 6 30 21 9 62
10 Norwich City 43 17 11 15 56 48 21 8 5 8 27 23 22 9 6 7 29 25 8 62
11 Preston North End 43 17 11 15 43 51 21 7 6 8 19 24 22 10 5 7 24 27 -8 62
12 Watford 43 15 14 14 52 50 22 10 6 6 33 23 21 5 8 8 19 27 2 59
13 Swansea City 43 16 11 16 61 61 22 10 4 8 35 30 21 6 7 8 26 31 0 59
14 Bristol City 43 13 14 16 50 53 21 8 7 6 27 21 22 5 7 10 23 32 -3 53
15 Birmingham City 43 14 11 18 46 53 21 7 6 8 23 21 22 7 5 10 23 32 -7 53
16 Hull City 43 13 14 16 49 60 21 8 5 8 22 26 22 5 9 8 27 34 -11 53
17 Stoke City 43 14 10 19 54 50 22 6 5 11 25 26 21 8 5 8 29 24 4 52
18 Rotherham United 42 10 16 16 46 56 21 8 6 7 35 28 21 2 10 9 11 28 -10 46
19 Cardiff City 42 12 9 21 37 51 21 6 6 9 18 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -14 45
20 Huddersfield Town 43 11 11 21 42 61 21 7 6 8 23 25 22 4 5 13 19 36 -19 44
21 Queens Park Rangers 43 11 11 21 41 68 22 6 5 11 21 33 21 5 6 10 20 35 -27 44
22 Reading 43 13 10 20 44 63 22 10 7 5 30 23 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 43
23 Blackpool 43 9 11 23 44 69 22 6 6 10 26 31 21 3 5 13 18 38 -25 38
24 Wigan Athletic 43 9 13 21 35 63 21 4 6 11 15 34 22 5 7 10 20 29 -28 37

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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 42 26 14 2 80 32 21 15 6 0 45 13 21 11 8 2 35 19 48 92
2 Sheffield United 42 25 7 10 65 36 21 14 3 4 41 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 29 82
3 Luton Town 43 20 15 8 54 37 21 9 8 4 29 20 22 11 7 4 25 17 17 75
4 Middlesbrough 43 22 8 13 82 52 22 13 6 3 45 18 21 9 2 10 37 34 30 74
5 Millwall 43 18 11 14 50 42 22 11 6 5 31 18 21 7 5 9 19 24 8 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 42 19 7 16 46 48 21 13 3 5 26 17 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 64
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 12 13 54 45 21 10 7 4 28 17 21 7 5 9 26 28 9 63
8 Coventry City 43 16 15 12 53 44 21 9 7 5 26 23 22 7 8 7 27 21 9 63
9 Sunderland 43 16 14 13 61 52 22 7 8 7 31 31 21 9 6 6 30 21 9 62
10 Norwich City 43 17 11 15 56 48 21 8 5 8 27 23 22 9 6 7 29 25 8 62
11 Preston North End 43 17 11 15 43 51 21 7 6 8 19 24 22 10 5 7 24 27 -8 62
12 Watford 43 15 14 14 52 50 22 10 6 6 33 23 21 5 8 8 19 27 2 59
13 Swansea City 43 16 11 16 61 61 22 10 4 8 35 30 21 6 7 8 26 31 0 59
14 Bristol City 43 13 14 16 50 53 21 8 7 6 27 21 22 5 7 10 23 32 -3 53
15 Birmingham City 43 14 11 18 46 53 21 7 6 8 23 21 22 7 5 10 23 32 -7 53
16 Hull City 43 13 14 16 49 60 21 8 5 8 22 26 22 5 9 8 27 34 -11 53
17 Stoke City 43 14 10 19 54 50 22 6 5 11 25 26 21 8 5 8 29 24 4 52
18 Rotherham United 42 10 16 16 46 56 21 8 6 7 35 28 21 2 10 9 11 28 -10 46
19 Cardiff City 42 12 9 21 37 51 21 6 6 9 18 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -14 45
20 Huddersfield Town 43 11 11 21 42 61 21 7 6 8 23 25 22 4 5 13 19 36 -19 44
21 Queens Park Rangers 43 11 11 21 41 68 22 6 5 11 21 33 21 5 6 10 20 35 -27 44
22 Reading 43 13 10 20 44 63 22 10 7 5 30 23 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 43
23 Blackpool 43 9 11 23 44 69 22 6 6 10 26 31 21 3 5 13 18 38 -25 38
24 Wigan Athletic 43 9 13 21 35 63 21 4 6 11 15 34 22 5 7 10 20 29 -28 37

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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.