The Match
Match Report
Defender Issa Diop and midfielder Josh Cullen were initially named in the team to face the League One Tigers.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup third-round clash between West Ham United and Hull City, including team news and predicted lineups.
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 West Ham United win with a probability of 46.52%. A win for Hull City had a probability of 28.99% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Ham United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 2-0 (7.6%). The likeliest Hull City win was 0-1 (7.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that West Ham United would win this match.
| Result | ||
| West Ham United | Draw | Hull City |
| 46.52% | 24.49% | 28.99% |
| Both teams to score 56.77% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
