Watford vs Hull

8 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Bell

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Moussa Sissoko 55’

Match summary

Watford beat Hull 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Moussa Sissoko put Watford ahead in the 55th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 0.64 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Hull 0.67 from 16.

Match stats

Watford Hull
9 Shots 16
2 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.61 xG 0.67
0.61 Non-penalty xG 0.67

Key events

Watford Hull
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Moussa Sissoko1-0 (Watford)
55’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Moussa Sissoko
  • Edo Kayembe
  • Tom Ince

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 0.67 55’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), 1-0 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 0.67 55’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), 1-0 Sissoko 55’
Watford 0.64 xGHull 0.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hull attacking Watford attacking 
55’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 44’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 51’ João Pedro Galvão (Hull), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 30’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 19’ Matt Crooks (Hull), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Lincoln (Hull), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Lincoln (Hull), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ João Pedro Galvão (Hull), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Steven Alzate (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Steven Alzate (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ João Pedro Galvão (Hull), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Steven Alzate (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Charlie Hughes (Hull), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kyle Joseph (Hull), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 51’ João Pedro Galvão (Hull), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 44’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 30’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 19’ Matt Crooks (Hull), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Lincoln (Hull), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Lincoln (Hull), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ João Pedro Galvão (Hull), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Steven Alzate (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Steven Alzate (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ João Pedro Galvão (Hull), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Steven Alzate (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Charlie Hughes (Hull), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kyle Joseph (Hull), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Sean McLoughlin (Hull), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
James Abankwah Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off
68′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.21 – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Rocco Vata Taken off
80′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
Mamadou Doumbia Taken off
61′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Zavier Massiah-Edwards Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – –
James Morris Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Francisco Sierralta Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
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

Watford win 36% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24
Hull win 35% Avg odds 2.73

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.