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Preston North End v Hull City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Tim Walter takes his Hull City charges to the Deepdale in the Championship on Thursday afternoon, with Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End the opponent. In this preview you'll find odds for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you explore. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be explored, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
45%
--
Draw
27%
--
Hull
28%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Preston 1-0
13%
--
Hull 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Preston 2-1
9%
--
Preston 2-0
9%
--
Hull 2-1
6%
--
Hull 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Preston 3-1
4%
--
Preston 3-0
4%
--
Hull 3-1
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Hull 3-0
2%
--
Hull 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Preston win to nil
27%
--
Hull win to nil
16%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Preston have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 10 games at home winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Hull are in 24th position in the Championship on 16 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Hull have conceded 28 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Hull
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd2013521742 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
2
Leeds2012532241 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
3
Burnley2010821738 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Feb 12
4
Sunderland2010731437 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
l
 
0-1A
Feb 22
5
Blackburn191045634 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 31
l
 
0-1A
Dec 29
6
West Brom207112932 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
7
M'Boro20947931 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
l
 
3-1A
8
Watford19946231 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
d
 
1-1F
Apr 8
9
Swansea20767227 
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
Dec 21
Apr 18
10
Norwich20686526 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
Feb 15
l
 
4-0A
11
Bristol C20686026 
l
 
1-3A
May 3
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
12
Sheff Wed20758-626 
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
13
Millwall19676325 
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 18
14
Preston Home204106-622 
-
-
Apr 21
Dec 26
15
Luton206410-1222 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
Mar 29
l
 
1-0A
16
Coventry20569-421 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
Apr 12
Dec 14
17
Derby20569-421 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
18
Stoke20569-521 
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
w
 
1-3A
19
QPR20497-621 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Jan 21
w
 
1-3F
20
Oxford Utd19469-1018 
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
Mar 12
l
 
1-0A
21
Portsmouth18387-917 
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
May 3
22
Cardiff194510-1317 
Apr 8
w
 
0-2F
w
 
4-1A
Feb 8
23
Plymouth194510-2117 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
Mar 1
d
 
1-1A
24
Hull Away203710-1016 
Dec 26
Apr 21
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Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
10
Lost
6
Hull 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Preston since 2005
Preston
Hull
Goals: Scored
15
11
Games: Scored
8 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
3 / 11
PNE
6
D
2
HUL
3
League games at Hull since 2006
Hull
Preston
Goals: Scored
16
5
Games: Scored
9 / 11
4 / 11
Clean sheets
7 / 11
2 / 11
PNE
2
D
3
HUL
6
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Hull City of late. It has been 12 Championship games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Thursday afternoon against Preston North End.

Preston 14th Hull 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Hull will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Hull’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280360/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Hull
1.3
1
Attack rating
%
better
PNE
HUL
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
PNE
HUL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Preston v Hull Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19527
F WoodmanE RiisE RiisB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Riis FWD2052
2
-
F Woodman GLK19
4
1
J Storey DEF1911
3
-
A Hughes DEF191
4
-
D Holmes MID191
2
-
B Whiteman MID191
7
-
B Potts DEF1811
3
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF182
3
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID1721
4
-
S Greenwood MID1742
5
1
A McCann MID161
6
-
S Thórdarson MID16
1
-
L Lindsay DEF14
3
1
M Osmajic FWD123
2
-
R Brady MID111
3
-
J Whatmough DEF10
2
-
R Ledson MID81
3
-
W Keane FWD71
-
J Bowler FWD7
-
J Okkels FWD6
-
D Cornell GLK2
-
K. Best DEF1
-
Hull Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20335
I PandurC Bedia M MehlemC Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Pandur GLK20
1
-
L Coyle DEF2011
4
-
R Slater MID201
1
-
A Jones DEF18
2
-
C Bedia  FWD183
-
A Ömür MID17
1
-
K Palmer MID161
1
-
X Simons MID162
2
-
C Drameh DEF151
1
-
M Mehlem MID143
2
-
S McLoughlin DEF12
3
-
R Giles DEF12
-
A Kamara FWD122
1
-
M Burstow FWD121
1
-
C Hughes DEF111
5
-
L Millar FWD1112
3
-
G Puerta  MID10
1
-
Belloumi FWD1022
1
-
Óscar Zambrano MID811
-
R Longman FWD5
-
F Burns DEF4
1
-
M Jacob DEF1
-