With both sides short of confidence and resources amid their respective injury crises, it should be difficult for either team to assert their dominance after an unexpected rest period.
While Hull have been conceding goal after goal in recent weeks, Neil's side are prone to the odd defensive lapse, and we can only envisage this contest ending level.
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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 Stoke City win with a probability of 42.42%. A win for Hull City had a probability of 31.02% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.75%) and 0-2 (7.64%). The likeliest Hull City win was 1-0 (9.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.62%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stoke City would win this match.
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