Preston North End vs Hull City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

20/01/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Deepdale (Preston).

Championship - Round 28
Referee: Martin S. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.90	1.67
Ball possession
56%	44%
Total shots
17	17
Shots on target
5	9
Big chances
0	3
Corner kicks
6	6
Passes
81% (329/406)	76% (252/331)
Yellow cards
2	3
Red cards
1	0
Expected goals (xG)
0.90	1.67
xG on target (xGOT)
0.44	3.06
Total shots
17	17
Shots on target
5	9
Shots off target
6	3
Blocked shots
6	5
Shots inside the box
8	11
Shots outside the box
9	6
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
0	3
Corner kicks
6	6
Touches in opposition box
23	32
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	1
Free kicks
12	13
Passes
81% (329/406)	76% (252/331)
Long passes
33% (16/48)	39% (23/59)
Passes in final third
76% (108/143)	68% (95/140)
Crosses
26% (7/27)	23% (5/22)
Expected assists (xA)
0.79	1.86
Throw ins
22	21
Fouls
13	12
Tackles
64% (9/14)	43% (6/14)
Duels won
53	52
Clearances
34	22
Interceptions
3	9
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
6	5
xGOT faced
3.06	0.44
Goals prevented
0.06	0.44

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 2)
33', 0 - 1, Millar L. ⚽, Akintola B. (A),
45', 0 - 2, Famewo A. ⚽, McBurnie O. (A),
45+2', Offiah O. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
46', Valentin P. ↓, Lewis J. ↑,
46', Smith M. ↓, Jebbison D. ↑,
46', Small T. ↓, Dobbin L. ↑,
48', Akintola B. ↓, Hirakawa Y. ↑,
49', 0 - 3, McBurnie O. ⚽, Hirakawa Y. (A),
51', Coyle L. 🟨,
57', Lewis J. 🟨,
59', Egan J. 🟨,
69', Millar L. ↓, Gelhardt J. ↑,
69', Crooks M. ↓, Lundstram J. ↑,
74', Whiteman B. ↓, McCann A. ↑,
74', Thompson J. ↓, Potts B. ↑,
81', McBurnie O. ↓, Ndala J. ↑,
82', Egan J. ↓, McCarthy C. ↑,
90+5', Osmajic M. 🟥,
90+8', Lundstram J. 🟨,

Chances of winning

Preston North End
41.8%

Draw
28.8%

Hull City
29.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

40.7%

27.6%

31.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

42%

28.5%

30.6%

Preston North End - Hull City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.26 ↓ (2.32)	3.26 ↓ (3.42)	3.2 ↑ (2.99)	6.2% (5.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Preston North End - Hull City?

Users Predictions: 19 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 7 - 36.8%). Hull will win (votes: 9 - 47.4%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 15.8%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Hull: 24.9% – 69.9%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 6 high ROI users predict this event. Preston (votes: 2 - 33.3%). Hull (votes: 2 - 33.3%). Tie (votes: 2 - 33.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 2 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

One of the most interesting matches of the day, featuring two top-table teams (ranked 6 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals) and 5 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Preston won 1.
Preston has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Hull is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Preston could have a small edge in this match.
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Vukcevic A. (Inactive)
There will not play in Hull: Belloumi M. (Inactive) Destan E. (Knee Injury) Drameh C. (Thigh Injury) Gelhardt J. (Calf Injury) Giles R. (Injury) Gyabi D. (Groin Injury) Matazo E. (Knee Injury) Williams B. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Hull: Ajayi S. (Injury)
In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Preston won 7 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 18:23. (average 1:1.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Preston won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 11:10. (average 1.2:1.1).

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Hull City?

Preston North End has won 1 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Hull City won against Preston North End?

Hull City has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Preston North End - Hull City were as follows:

30.09.2025 Hull City - Preston North End 2:2

21.04.2025 Hull City - Preston North End 2:1

26.12.2024 Preston North End - Hull City 1:0

02.03.2024 Preston North End - Hull City 0:0

28.10.2023 Hull City - Preston North End 1:0

Latest results of Preston North End

17.01.2026 Preston North End - Derby County 0:1 ✺

09.01.2026 Preston North End - Wigan Athletic 0:1 ✺

04.01.2026 Bristol City - Preston North End 0:2 ✺

01.01.2026 Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday 3:0 ✺

29.12.2025 Wrexham - Preston North End 2:1 ✺

Latest results of Hull City

17.01.2026 Southampton - Hull City 1:2 ✺

11.01.2026 Hull City - Blackburn Rovers 1:0 ✺

01.01.2026 Hull City - Stoke City 0:1 ✺

29.12.2025 Middlesbrough - Hull City 0:1 ✺

26.12.2025 Sheffield Wednesday - Hull City 2:2 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	19	61
2	Coventry	31	17	8	6	63:35	28	59
3	Ipswich	30	15	9	6	51:29	22	54
4	Hull	31	16	6	9	50:43	7	54
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	3	53
6	Wrexham	31	12	11	8	44:39	5	47
7	Preston	31	12	11	8	38:34	4	47
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	5	46
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	4	46
10	Birmingham	32	12	10	10	43:39	4	46
11	Derby	31	12	9	10	45:39	6	45
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	3	44
13	QPR	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44
14	Stoke	31	12	7	12	34:28	6	43
15	Swansea	31	12	6	13	38:37	1	42
16	Norwich	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39
18	Charlton	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32
22	Blackburn	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32
23	Oxford Utd	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7

      Promotion ~ Premier League
      Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ League One