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

Result
0:3
20/01/2026 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 28
  • Referee: Martin S. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.901.67
Ball possession
56%44%
Total shots
1717
Shots on target
59
Big chances
03
Corner kicks
66
Passes
81% (329/406)76% (252/331)
Yellow cards
23
Red cards
10
Expected goals (xG)
0.901.67
xG on target (xGOT)
0.443.06
Total shots
1717
Shots on target
59
Shots off target
63
Blocked shots
65
Shots inside the box
811
Shots outside the box
96
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
03
Corner kicks
66
Touches in opposition box
2332
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
11
Free kicks
1213
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)
0.791.86
Throw ins
2221
Fouls
1312
Tackles
64% (9/14)43% (6/14)
Duels won
5352
Clearances
3422
Interceptions
39
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
65
xGOT faced
3.060.44
Goals prevented
0.060.44

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%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Preston North End has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.1%)
  • Hull City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.2%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (+0.2%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Hull City than the current prediction. (+1.2%)
  • 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%.
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 6 Selected Experts predict this event. Preston (votes: 2 - 33.3%). Hull (votes: 2 - 33.3%). Tie (votes: 2 - 33.3%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:
    • 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).
    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
    Latest results of Hull City
    English League Championship Table
    Main
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Coventry ✔ 462811797:455295
    2Ipswich462315880:473384
    3Millwall4624111164:491583
    4Southampton ✔ 4622141082:562680
    5Middlesbrough4622141072:472580
    6Hull4621101570:66473
    7Wrexham4619141369:65471
    8Derby462091767:59869
    9Norwich461981963:56765
    10Birmingham4617131657:56164
    11Swansea4618101857:59-264
    12Bristol City4617111859:59062
    13Sheffield Utd461862266:66060
    14Preston4615151655:62-760
    15QPR4616102061:73-1258
    16Watford4614151753:65-1257
    17Stoke4615102151:56-555
    18Portsmouth4614131949:64-1555
    19Charlton4613141944:58-1453
    20Blackburn4613132042:56-1452
    21West Brom4613141948:58-1051
    22Oxford Utd ✔ 4611142145:59-1447
    23Leicester ✔ 4612161858:68-1046
    24Sheffield Wed ✔ 462123229:89-600

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

    Clinched Spots for Teams
    Coventry is Confirmed as championsnQualified for Premier League
    Southampton is Qualified for Championship (Play Offs Semi~finals)
    Oxford Utd is Relegated to League One
    Leicester is Relegated to League One
    Sheffield Wed is Relegated to League One