Watford vs Hull City: result 1-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 41Kick-off on April 8, 2025 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Hull City?
Watford won 1-0 on April 8, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 55′M. SissokoWatford
Official lineup for Watford vs Hull City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
4-2-3-1- 20M. Doumbia
- 11R. Vata
- 39E. Kayembe
- 17M. Sissoko
- 24T. Dele-Bashiru
- 10I. Louza
- 26C. Wiley
- 25J. Abankwah
- 6M. Pollock
- 2J. Ngakia
- 33E. Selvik
Hull City
4-2-3-1- 12J. Galvão
- 16Lincoln
- 24M. Crooks
- 30J. Gelhardt
- 19S. Alzate
- 27R. Slater
- 6S. McLoughlin
- 4C. Hughes
- 5A. Jones
- 2L. Coyle
- 1I. Pandur
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Hull City have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2025 | Bristol City(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Plymouth(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Oxford United(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Swansea(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Millwall(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2025 | Sheffield Wednesday(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Luton(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Mar 15, 2025 | West Brom(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Oxford United(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Bristol City(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Watford win, 3 draws, 2 Hull City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | Hull City 1-1 Watford | Championship |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Watford 0-0 Hull City | Championship |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Hull City 1-2 Watford | Championship |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Hull City 1-0 Watford | Championship |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Watford 0-0 Hull City | Championship |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Hull City 2-0 Watford | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Hull City score 1.1 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 0.9 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Hull City | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 7/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 14 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy