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Championship | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2021 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
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Preston
1 - 4
Hull City

Riis Jakobsen (8')
Barkhuizen (45+4'), Ledson (65')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Lewis-Potter (35'), Smallwood (62'), Magennis (85'), Cannon (90+1')
Lewis-Potter (75'), Eaves (90+1')

The Match

Match Report

Hull hit back to win on their return to the Championship.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Hull City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Hull City win with a probability of 45.88%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.75% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.04%) and 0-2 (8.51%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (8.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hull City would win this match.

Result
Preston North EndDrawHull City
27.75%26.37%45.88%
Both teams to score 49.97%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.76%54.24%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.36%75.64%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.4%34.6%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.67%71.33%
Hull City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.41%23.59%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.34%57.66%
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 27.75%
    Hull City 45.88%
    Draw 26.37%
Preston North EndDrawHull City
1-0 @ 8.66%
2-1 @ 6.64%
2-0 @ 4.6%
3-1 @ 2.35%
3-2 @ 1.7%
3-0 @ 1.63%
Other @ 2.18%
Total : 27.75%
1-1 @ 12.51%
0-0 @ 8.16%
2-2 @ 4.79%
Other @ 0.9%
Total : 26.37%
0-1 @ 11.79%
1-2 @ 9.04%
0-2 @ 8.51%
1-3 @ 4.35%
0-3 @ 4.1%
2-3 @ 2.31%
1-4 @ 1.57%
0-4 @ 1.48%
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 45.88%

How you voted: Preston vs Hull City

Preston North End
Draw
Hull City
Preston North End
40.3%
Draw
23.9%
Hull City
35.8%
67
Head to Head
Feb 22, 2020 3pm
Nov 27, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 18
Hull City
4-0
Preston
Bowen (30', 77'), Magennis (48' pen.), Grosicki (51')
Batty (65')

Gallagher (56')
Aug 27, 2019 7.45pm
Second Round
Preston
2-2
Hull City
Preston win 5-4 on penalties
Huntington (20'), Harrop (26')
Magennis (34' pen.), Bowen (95')
Dec 26, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 24
Preston
1-2
Hull City
Browne (47')
Irvine (28', 80')
Henriksen (67')
Oct 20, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 13
Hull City
1-1
Preston
Bowen (85' pen.)
Irvine (13')
Moult (90')
Fisher (66'), Hughes (68'), Davies (81'), Storey (84')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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