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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 20 Jan 2026

Preston North End 0–3 Hull City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.0
Actual xG
0.9 – 1.7
Goals
0 – 3

Footybot made Preston North End favourites at 53%.

Hull City won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ivor Pandur, 62.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Odeluga Offiah +14.0.

Well below it: Michael Smith −19.0, Milutin Osmajić −15.8, Pol Valentín −12.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Preston North End

17 Jan 2026L 0–1v Derby County Championship
4 Jan 2026W 2–0at Bristol City Championship
1 Jan 2026W 3–0v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
29 Dec 2025L 1–2at Wrexham Championship
26 Dec 2025D 0–0at Stoke City Championship

Hull City

17 Jan 2026W 2–1at Southampton Championship
1 Jan 2026L 0–1v Stoke City Championship
29 Dec 2025W 1–0at Middlesbrough Championship
26 Dec 2025D 2–2at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
20 Dec 2025W 1–0v West Bromwich Albion Championship

Head to head

30 Sep 2025Hull City 2–2 Preston North End Championship

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Odeluga Offiah Defender9000–51.6+14.0
Ali McCann Midfielder1600–48.7–
Jack James Walton Goalkeeper9000–47.1–
Lewis Gibson Defender9000–43.4+2.8
Jordan Thompson Midfielder74000.1942.3+2.5
Daniel Jebbison Forward4500–38.6−7.0
Jordan Storey Defender90000.1135.5−11.6
Alfie Devine Midfielder90000.1235.1−2.1
Brad Potts Midfielder16000.0235.0–
Jamal Lewis Midfielder4500–34.6−3.8
Ben Whiteman Midfielder74000.0631.9−6.6
Milutin Osmajić Forward90000.1527.4−15.8
Lewis Dobbin Forward4500–26.9−10.5
Michael Smith Forward4500–21.8−19.0
Thierry Small Midfielder45000.0720.4−11.6
Pol Valentín Defender45000.1915.4−12.4

Hull City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Cathal McCarthy Defender800–67.5–
Ivor Pandur Goalkeeper9000–62.4+7.9
Joe Gelhardt Midfielder21000.0648.2–
David Akintola Forward4801–47.6+2.7
Oliver McBurnie Forward81110.4846.4+0.6
Matt Crooks Midfielder6900–45.2+3.7
Yu Hirakawa Forward4201–44.7–
John Egan Defender8200–44.5+1.1
Amir Hadžiahmetović Midfielder90000.0841.1+3.6
Regan Slater Midfielder9000–37.8+1.8
John Lundstram Midfielder2100–36.6–
Liam Millar Midfielder69100.7135.8−3.7
Charlie Hughes Defender90000.2134.5−6.8
Akin Famewo Defender90100.1331.5−0.7
Lewie Coyle Defender9000–30.5−0.5
Joel Ndala Midfielder900–30.0–