The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Peterborough United and Hull City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
We said: Peterborough United 2-1 Hull City
With Hull's poor form combined with the possible boost felt by Peterborough and McCann's first clash against Hull, we fancy the Posh to put an end to their winless run at the weekend. The hosts have far more to play for currently and will know that Saturday must act as a platform to kick off an unlikely survival bid with three points. Read more.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 Hull City win with a probability of 36.03%. A win for Peterborough United had a probability of 35.21% and a draw had a probability of 28.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.55%) and 0-2 (6.77%). The likeliest Peterborough United win was 1-0 (11.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.34%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Hull City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Peterborough United | Draw | Hull City |
| 35.21% | 28.76% | 36.03% |
| Both teams to score 45.55% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
