We said: Watford 2-0 Hull City
Despite defeat last time out, Hull will fancy their chances of causing a surprise at Vicarage Road. However, Watford could emerge as an improved team after the World Cup break, leading us to predict a comfortable win for the Hornets.
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 Watford win with a probability of 58.74%. A draw had a probability of 22.8% and a win for Hull City had a probability of 18.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.89%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.86%), while for a Hull City win it was 0-1 (6.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.