Burnley using their strong defence as the foundation of their promotion push, and we think that they will produce another resolute display to negate Hull's attacking threat, while we also believe they will do enough at the opposite end of the pitch to claim all three points.
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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 Burnley win with a probability of 53%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Hull City had a probability of 21.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.32%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.92%), while for a Hull City win it was 0-1 (7.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Burnley would win this match.