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Watford v Hull City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 8th Apr, 19:45 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford and Hull City clash at the Vicarage Road on Tuesday evening, with both Tom Cleverley and Ruben Albes hoping for success in the Championship. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games each side has played (at home, away or overall) with additional weight assigned to top teams. All the stats and infographics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics between the team are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


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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
Watford
32%
--
Draw
30%
--
Hull
38%
--
Hull 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Watford 1-0
13%
--
Hull 2-0
8%
--
Hull 2-1
7%
--
Watford 2-1
7%
--
Watford 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Hull 3-0
3%
--
Hull 3-1
3%
--
Watford 3-1
2%
--
Watford 3-0
2%
--
Hull 3-2
1%
--
Watford 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
41%
--
BTTS - No
59%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
68%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
59%
--
Watford win to nil
21%
--
Hull win to nil
25%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 39 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 6 and lost 10 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 8 fixtures. Watford have outscored their opponents by 47 goals to 39 goals.

Home League Performance

Watford have played 20 games at home winning 11, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Hull are in 21st position in the Championship on 41 points having played 39 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

33 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 10 and won 8. Hull have conceded 43 goals, scored 32, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Hull
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd3926762783 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-3F
2
Leeds39231245181 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
3
Burnley39221524281 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
4
Sunderland39201271972 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
5
Coventry3917814559 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 14
l
 
2-1F
6
West Brom39131881357 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
7
M'Boro39169141057 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
8
Bristol C39141510757 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
9
Watford Home3915816-453 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Apr 8
10
Norwich39131313752 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
11
Blackburn3915717152 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Sheff Wed39141015-652 
May 3
w
 
2-6F
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
13
Millwall39131214-351 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
14
Preston39101712-747 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
15
QPR39111216-845 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
16
Swansea3912918-1145 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
17
Portsmouth3912918-1445 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
May 3
18
Stoke39101217-1242 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-3A
19
Oxford Utd39101217-1742 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
20
Derby3911820-941 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
21
Hull Away39101118-941 
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
-
-
22
Cardiff3991317-2040 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-1A
l
 
1-0A
23
Luton3910821-2538 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
24
Plymouth3971319-3734 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Hull 21ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Watford have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Hull
League games at Watford since 2006
Watford
Hull
Goals: Scored
5
7
Games: Scored
5 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
4 / 9
WAT
2
D
4
HUL
3
League games at Hull since 2005
Hull
Watford
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
8 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
2 / 10
WAT
3
D
2
HUL
5
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Watford of late. It has been 5 Championship matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Tuesday evening against Hull City.

Watford 9th Hull 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Watford scoring 1 goal or less
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Hull will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Watford have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-17
Hull have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Hull
1
1.1
Attack rating
11%
better
WAT
HUL
view stats
Games scored29
25
Failed to score10
14
Scored first14
16
Goals scored47
39
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
8%
better
WAT
HUL
view stats
Games conceded28
33
Clean sheets11
6
Conceded first22
22
Goals conceded51
48
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%

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

Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371069
G ChakvetadzeV BayoG ChakvetadzeF Carvallo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pollock DEF3814
6
-
G Chakvetadze MID3826
7
-
E Kayembe MID3881
6
-
Y Larouci DEF372
2
-
M Sissoko MID3531
4
-
V Bayo FWD3510
4
1
R Andrews DEF3332
3
-
F Carvallo DEF28
9
-
T Ince FWD2711
-
I Louza  MID2621
8
-
R Vata FWD2633
-
K Baah FWD2643
5
2
D Bachmann GLK22
1
-
J Ngakia DEF221
6
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID224
-
J Morris DEF16
2
-
J Abankwah DEF12
2
1
M. Doumbia FWD12
1
-
E Selvik GLK9
2
-
J Bond GLK9
-
A Ogbonna DEF6
-
K Keben DEF4
-
P Dwomoh MID4
-
C Wiley DEF3
-
Hull Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
37639
I PandurJ Pedro A KamaraC Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Slater MID3811
7
-
I Pandur GLK37
3
-
L Coyle DEF3712
6
-
A Jones DEF36
7
-
S McLoughlin DEF302
4
-
A Kamara FWD2943
1
-
J Pedro  FWD2861
4
1
C Drameh DEF2611
2
-
M Burstow FWD2621
1
-
G Puerta  MID25
4
1
S Alzate MID231
2
-
K Palmer MID2112
2
-
C Hughes DEF201
9
-
J Gelhardt FWD133
3
-
M Crooks MID1221
1
-
L Millar FWD1112
3
-
K Joseph FWD11
-
Belloumi FWD1022
1
-
F Burns DEF9
1
-
M Jacob DEF81
2
-
Óscar Zambrano MID811
-
E Matazo MID61
1
-
J Egan DEF5
1
-
Lincoln MID5
-
N Amrabat FWD5
-
L Barry FWD4
-
H Vaughan MID3
1
-