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Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Hull City · Championship

0–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Hull City won 0–1.

Shots
911
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
0.51.47
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Hull City beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0. Recorded in this match (Blackburn Rovers – Hull City): shots 9–11, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 0.5–1.47, possession 62%–38%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Blackburn Rovers's recent record differs from the season

weak

Blackburn Rovers's last-five shots average is below their season average.

9.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots9.6 shots/match12 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Hull City.

7 days ▲Rest daysBlackburn Rovers · Hull City7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBlackburn RoversHull CityBaseline
Rest days7 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots11 shotsBlackburn Rovers 9 shots, Hull City 11 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsBlackburn Rovers 3 shots, Hull City 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.5 xG1.47 xGBlackburn Rovers 0.5 xG, Hull City 1.47 xG
  • Possession62%38%Blackburn Rovers 62%, Hull City 38%
  • Corners8 corners4 cornersBlackburn Rovers 8 corners, Hull City 4 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls10 foulsBlackburn Rovers 6 fouls, Hull City 10 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Adam Forshaw · Blackburn Rovers · 9′ · 0.01 xG · on targetYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 53′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCharlie Hughes · Hull City · 2′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRegan Slater · Hull City · 15′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 28′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 58′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJoe Gelhardt · Hull City · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 17′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLiam Millar · Hull City · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoe Gelhardt · Hull City · 47′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRyan Alebiosu · Blackburn Rovers · 33′ · 0.07 xG · on targetKieran Dowell · Hull City · 68′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedLiam Millar · Hull City · 34′ · 0.12 xG · on targetMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 65′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedMathias Jørgensen · Blackburn Rovers · 60′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedAmir Hadžiahmetović · Hull City · 2′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedLewis Koumas · Hull City · 81′ · 0.25 xG · goalJoe Gelhardt · Hull City · 2′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedKyle Joseph · Hull City · 88′ · 0.42 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Blackburn Rovers: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.49 xG. Hull City: 11 shots, 4 on target, 1.51 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Lewis Koumas · Hull City · 81′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Blackburn Rovers 0.49 xG · Hull City 1.51 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Blackburn Rovers
1Draws
2Hull City
Hull City — Blackburn Rovers · FA Cup0–0
Hull City — Blackburn Rovers · Championship0–3
Blackburn Rovers — Hull City · Championship0–1
Hull City — Blackburn Rovers · Championship0–1
Hull City — Blackburn Rovers · Championship3–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Blackburn Rovers favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Hull City in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Blackburn Rovers29 matchesHull City29 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored29/29▲ 1.66 goals/match
1.31 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/291.38 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals29/29▲ 1.37 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots28/2811.4 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 4.32 shots/match
50.5% ●Possession28/2845.3%
5.68 corners/match ●Corners28/284.61 corners/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls28/2811.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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