Championship · 2025Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 18:45 UTCFull timeMKM StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricHull CityPreston North End
Shots10 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.82 xG/match1.43 xG/match
Possession59%41%
Corners5 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match9 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Lewie Coyle · Hull City · 53′ · 0.01 xG · on targetThierry Small · Preston North End · 75′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThierry Small · Preston North End · 44′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 64′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThierry Small · Preston North End · 3′ · 0.03 xG · goalKasey Palmer · Hull City · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKyle Joseph · Hull City · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJordan Storey · Preston North End · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJohn Lundstram · Hull City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLewis Gibson · Preston North End · 10′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLiam Millar · Hull City · 65′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoe Gelhardt · Hull City · 51′ · 0.07 xG · on targetAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 54′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLiam Millar · Hull City · 76′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMichael Smith · Preston North End · 10′ · 0.09 xG · goalDaniel Jebbison · Preston North End · 79′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedEnis Destan · Hull City · 90′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedMichael Smith · Preston North End · 57′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 69′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Jebbison · Preston North End · 75′ · 0.36 xG · off target or blockedOliver McBurnie · Hull City · 48′ · 0.56 xG · goalOliver McBurnie · Hull City · 74′ · 0.75 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Hull City: 10 shots, 5 on target, 1.74 xG. Preston North End: 13 shots, 5 on target, 1.21 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Oliver McBurnie · Hull City · 48′Oliver McBurnie · Hull City · 74′Thierry Small · Preston North End · 3′Michael Smith · Preston North End · 10′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Hull City 1.74 xG · Preston North End 1.21 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Hull City, Preston North End. A second useful context is: Hull City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Hull City, Preston North End.

3.2 daysRest daysHull City · Preston North End3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricHull CityPreston North EndBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.2 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

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

Hull City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Hull City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.63 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 for2 goals/match1.63 goals/match1.25 goals/match

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

Preston North End have a visible away split

weak

Preston North End's away-only shot average is above their full-season average.

11.8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season9.63 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.8 shots/match9.63 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Hull City favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Preston North End in 5 · 5 too close

1.63 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 8/81.13 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 8/80.88 goals/match
1.49 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 8/81.08 xG/match
1.91 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 8/81.35 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 8/89.63 shots/match
16.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 8/812.8 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 8/83.13 shots/match
4.88 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 8/83.25 shots/match
47.4%Possessionseason · 8/843.8%
4.13 corners/matchCornersseason · 8/83.63 corners/match
5.13 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 8/85.13 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/89.88 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
13%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 8/838%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 8/875%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Hull City35.4
Preston North End22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Hull City74.3
Preston North End21.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Hull City11.1
Preston North End61.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Hull City68.8
Preston North End18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Hull City52.1
Preston North End20.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Hull City27.1
Preston North End18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Hull City54.7
Preston North End16.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.8 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.9 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots5/510 shots/match
5.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
42.4%Possession5/548%
3.8 corners/matchCorners5/53.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls5/59 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

8 / 8 matches
1.63 goals/matchGoals scored8/81.13 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed8/80.88 goals/match
1.49 xG/matchExpected goals8/81.08 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots8/89.63 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target8/83.13 shots/match
47.4%Possession8/843.8%
4.13 corners/matchCorners8/83.63 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls8/89.88 fouls/match

Window

Season

8 / 8 matches
1.63 goals/matchGoals scored8/81.13 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed8/80.88 goals/match
1.49 xG/matchExpected goals8/81.08 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots8/89.63 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target8/83.13 shots/match
47.4%Possession8/843.8%
4.13 corners/matchCorners8/83.63 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls8/89.88 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 4 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored4/41 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed4/41 goals/match
1.6 xG/matchExpected goals4/41.05 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots4/411.8 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target4/44 shots/match
53.3%Possession4/449%
4.5 corners/matchCorners4/43.75 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.8 fouls/matchFouls4/48 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.2 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples8 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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