We said: Hull City 1-1 Preston North End
With just six points separating these teams and the playoffs, the opportunity remains to gate-crash the promotion race. However, these are two well-matched sides, and a low-scoring draw which would not benefit either club appears to be the most likely outcome.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hull City win with a probability of 40.93%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 31.29% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.72%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.