We said: Birmingham City 1-1 Hull City
For different reasons, both sides will not want to end the year with a defeat, particularly Hull who are closer to the bottom three. Taking everything into consideration, we expect a hard-fought competitive draw, one which is unlikely to feature many goals.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Birmingham City win with a probability of 42.07%. A win for Hull City had a probability of 30.32% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.48%) and 2-0 (7.97%). The likeliest Hull City win was 0-1 (9.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood.