Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Aug 7, 2021 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

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')

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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 End	Draw	Hull City
27.75%	26.37%	45.88%

Both teams to score 49.97%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.76%

54.24%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.36%

75.64%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.4%

34.6%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.67%

71.33%

Hull City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.41%

23.59%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.34%

57.66%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 27.75%

Hull City 45.88%

Draw 26.37%

Preston North End	Draw	Hull 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

40.3%

Draw

23.9%

Hull City

35.8%