With just six points separating these teams and the playoffs, the opportunity remains to gate-crash the promotion race. However, these are two well-matched sides, and a low-scoring draw which would not benefit either club appears to be the most likely outcome.
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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 40.93%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 31.29% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.72%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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