Hull vs Preston

21 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Joe Gelhardt 50’ (pen), 67’ (pen)
  • Lewis Gibson 34’

Match summary

Hull came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Preston. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

Lewis Gibson put Preston ahead from a corner in the 34th minute, Joe Gelhardt equalised from the penalty spot in the 50th minute, and Gelhardt won it from the penalty spot in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Hull created 2.27 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Preston's 1.04 from 16.

Match stats

Hull Preston
16 Shots 16
6 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.32 xG 1.04
0.74 Non-penalty xG 1.04

Key events

Hull Preston
Kick-off
34’
Lewis Gibson0-1 (Preston)
Half-time0-1
Joe Gelhardt
Penalty1-1 (Hull)
50’
Joe Gelhardt
Penalty2-1 (Hull)
67’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
  • Robbie Brady
  • Mads Frøkjær
  • Andrew Hughes

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.27 1.04 34’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), 0-1 34’ 50’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), 1-1 50’ 67’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), 2-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.27 1.04 34’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), 0-1 Gibson 34’ 50’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), 1-1 Gelhardt 50’ 67’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), 2-1 Gelhardt 67’
Hull 2.27 xGPreston 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Hull attacking 
50’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 67’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 34’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.43 xG, goal 56’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.21 xG, blocked 18’ Nordin Amrabat (Hull), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 66’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ John Egan (Hull), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Kyle Joseph (Hull), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Regan Slater (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Lewie Coyle (Hull), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Mason Burstow (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Jordan Storey (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Jayden Meghoma (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 38’ Lewie Coyle (Hull), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 50’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 67’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 34’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.43 xG, goal 56’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.21 xG, blocked 18’ Nordin Amrabat (Hull), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 66’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ John Egan (Hull), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Kyle Joseph (Hull), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Lewie Coyle (Hull), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Mason Burstow (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Regan Slater (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Jordan Storey (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Jayden Meghoma (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Joe Gelhardt (Hull), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 38’ Lewie Coyle (Hull), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Ivor Pandur
90′ – – – – – – –
Lewie Coyle
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
John Egan
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Charlie Hughes
90′ – – – – – – –
Sean McLoughlin
90′ – – 3 0.17 – – –
Steven Alzate Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
Regan Slater
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Abu Kamara Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
Joe Gelhardt Taken off
87′ 2 – 6 1.72 – – –
Nordin Amrabat Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
Kyle Joseph Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Gustavo Puerta Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Lincoln Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Mason Burstow Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Alfie Jones Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
João Pedro Galvão Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Hull win 50% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Preston win 22% Avg odds 4.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Hull LWLDL
Preston LDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Preston 1-0 Hull, 26 Dec 24 Next meeting: Hull 2-2 Preston, 30 Sep 25  All Hull vs Preston meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.