Fotheringham knows that his first home game cannot end in defeat, while Hull will also be conscious of giving hope to a team who may emerge as rivals later in the season. With that in mind, we anticipate a highly-competitive draw at the John Smith's Stadium, a result which would not really suit either club.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 57.45%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Hull City had a probability of 18.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.73%) and 2-1 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.42%), while for a Hull City win it was 0-1 (6.95%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.
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