Confidence is in limited supply in both camps at the minute, but given Blackburn's ongoing defensive frailties on the road, the Tigers of Hull ought to rediscover their offensive bite on home turf.
The hosts made hard work of their success over a 10-man Blackburn side in August, and while Tomasson's men should avoid a repeat of their Huddersfield humbling, we have faith in Hull to get their playoff charge back on track.
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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 50.28%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 26.39% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.84%) and 2-0 (7.84%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (6.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.82%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hull City would win this match.
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