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Hull City 0–1 Stoke City · Championship

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Stoke City won 0–1.

Shots
1512
Shots on target
16
Expected goals
1.311.65
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Stoke City beat Hull City 1–0. Recorded in this match (Hull City – Stoke City): shots 15–12, shots on target 1–6, expected goals 1.31–1.65, possession 51%–49%. 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.

Stoke City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Stoke City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.2 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.2 goals/match1.34 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Hull City, Stoke City.

2.8 days ▲Rest daysHull City · Stoke City2.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricHull CityStoke CityBaseline
Rest days2.8 days2.8 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots12 shotsHull City 15 shots, Stoke City 12 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot6 shotsHull City 1 shot, Stoke City 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.31 xG1.65 xGHull City 1.31 xG, Stoke City 1.65 xG
  • Possession51%49%Hull City 51%, Stoke City 49%
  • Corners6 corners6 cornersHull City 6 corners, Stoke City 6 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls13 foulsHull City 13 fouls, Stoke City 13 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.

Kyle Joseph · Hull City · 20′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKyle Joseph · Hull City · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Millar · Hull City · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 68′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoel Ndala · Hull City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewie Coyle · Hull City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 18′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBen Gibson · Stoke City · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOliver McBurnie · Hull City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKasey Palmer · Hull City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 22′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 26′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLiam Millar · Hull City · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 83′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 39′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJohn Egan · Hull City · 63′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 39′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEnis Destan · Hull City · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMatt Crooks · Hull City · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKyle Joseph · Hull City · 27′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMatt Crooks · Hull City · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedBosun Lawal · Stoke City · 68′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedAshley Phillips · Stoke City · 83′ · 0.18 xG · on targetCharlie Hughes · Hull City · 28′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedOliver McBurnie · Hull City · 67′ · 0.38 xG · off target or blocked
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  • goal
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Hull City: 15 shots, 1 on target, 1.34 xG. Stoke City: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.73 xG. · 1 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

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The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Hull City 1.34 xG · Stoke City 0.73 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Hull City
0Draws
2Stoke City
Stoke City — Hull City · Championship1–2
Hull City — Stoke City · Championship1–2
Stoke City — Hull City · Championship1–3
Hull City — Stoke City · Championship0–2
Stoke City — Hull City · Championship1–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Hull City favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Stoke City in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Hull City25 matchesStoke City25 matches
1.6 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.2 goals/match
1.52 goals/matchGoals allowed25/25▲ 0.92 goals/match
1.37 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/251.03 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots24/2411.5 shots/match
4.08 shots/matchShots on target24/244.08 shots/match
46.8%Possession24/24● 53.5%
4.63 corners/matchCorners24/24● 6.13 corners/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls24/2311.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / 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: Thu, 1 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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