Hull overcame an unimpressive pre-season to take maximum points on the Championship's opening weekend, but did so only by the skin of their teeth. As Preston tend to be tough to beat at Deepdale, given they suffered just four home defeats last season, they can grind out another point on this occasion. 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 50.31%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Hull City had a probability of 23.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.89%) and 2-1 (9.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.31%), while for a Hull City win it was 0-1 (8.27%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Hull City
50.31% ( -0.26)	26.2% ( 0)	23.49% ( 0.26)

Both teams to score 46.83% (

0.25)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

43.49% (

0.19)

56.51% (

-0.19)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.5% (

0.15)

77.5% (

-0.15)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.46% (

-0.03)

22.54% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.88% (

-0.05)

56.12% (

0.05)

Hull City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.46% (

0.35)

39.54% (

-0.35)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.77% (

0.33)

76.23% (

-0.33)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 50.3%

Hull City 23.49%

Draw 26.19%

Preston North End	Draw	Hull City
1-0 @ 13.27% ( -0.12) 2-0 @ 9.89% ( -0.09) 2-1 @ 9.18% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.91% ( -0.05) 3-1 @ 4.56% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.12% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 1.83% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.7% ( -0) Other @ 2.84% Total : 50.3%	1-1 @ 12.31% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 8.91% ( -0.07) 2-2 @ 4.26% ( 0.04) Other @ 0.71% Total : 26.19%	0-1 @ 8.27% ( 0.02) 1-2 @ 5.72% ( 0.06) 0-2 @ 3.84% ( 0.05) 1-3 @ 1.77% ( 0.04) 2-3 @ 1.32% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 1.19% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.4% Total : 23.49%