Preston North End vs Hull City

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Value Assessment

Home Win
2.28
37% pred
-6.9%
Draw
3.25
29% pred
-2.2%
Away Win
3.13
35% pred
+2.6%
BTTS Yes 1.85 46%
BTTS No 1.88 46%

Key Insights

European Race

Preston North End

Preston North End in position 6 - competing for European qualification

Medium impact

European Race

Hull City

Hull City in position 5 - competing for European qualification

Medium impact

Away Specialist

Hull City

Hull City exceptional away form: 5 wins in last 8 away matches (62% win rate)

Medium impact

Match Normality

80%

Minor irregularities detected

Match Info

Kickoff
Tue, Jan 20 2026 · 19:45
Venue
Deepdale (Preston)
Competition
Championship · 28
Referee
Stephen Martin Stephen Martin

Coaches

Paul Heckingbottom

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End Preston North End

In role since Aug 2024

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Sergej Jakirović

Sergej Jakirović

Hull City Hull City

In role since Jul 2025

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Recent Form

Preston North End Preston North End
1W 1D 3L
0.6 GF · 1.4 GA
D H Watford Watford 2-2
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1
L H Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 0-1
1W 1D 3L
0.6 GF · 1.4 GA
D H Watford Watford 2-2
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1
L H Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 0-1
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D A Swansea City Swansea City 1-1
L A Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 0-1
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
W A Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
1W 3D 1L
1 GF · 1 GA
D A Swansea City Swansea City 1-1
L A Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 0-1
D H Watford Watford 2-2
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
Hull City Hull City
4W 1D 0L
1.8 GF · 0.6 GA
W A Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 1-0
W A Preston North End Preston North End 3-0
W A Southampton Southampton 2-1
W A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1-0
D A Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 2-2
1W 1D 3L
1.4 GF · 2.4 GA
W H Derby County Derby County 4-2
L H Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 1-3
L H Chelsea Chelsea 0-4
L H Bristol City Bristol City 2-3
D H Watford Watford 0-0
4W 1D 0L
1.8 GF · 0.6 GA
W A Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 1-0
W A Preston North End Preston North End 3-0
W A Southampton Southampton 2-1
W A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1-0
D A Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 2-2
1W 1D 3L
1.4 GF · 2.4 GA
W H Derby County Derby County 4-2
L H Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 1-3
L H Chelsea Chelsea 0-4
L H Bristol City Bristol City 2-3
D H Watford Watford 0-0

Sidelined Players

Preston North End Preston North End 0 out

No reported absences

Hull City Hull City 4 out
Mohamed Belloumi
Mohamed Belloumi
injury
Oliver McBurnie
Oliver McBurnie
injury
Darko Gyabi
Darko Gyabi
injury
Eliot Matazo
Eliot Matazo
injury

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Preston North End
2
20%
Draws
4
40%
Hull City
4
40%
Avg Goals
1.8
BTTS
30%

League Signals

Predictability
51%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Preston North End have struggled recently, winning just 1 of their last 5 matches. Hull City have been inconsistent, managing just 1 win in their last 5.