Preston vs Hull City prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups – December 26, 2024
One of the matches in the 23rd round of the Championship will take place on Thursday at Deepdale, where Preston will host Hull City. Here's a betting suggestion on the number of goals in this match with promising odds.
Match preview
Preston is going through tough times this season in the Championship and currently sits in 18th place in the standings. The team has accumulated 23 points from 22 matches, just five points above the relegation zone. In the previous round, the "Invincibles" faced QPR away and lost 1-2.
In their last five Championship matches, Preston has managed only one victory, along with three draws and one loss. At home, their performance has been inconsistent, with three wins, two losses, and six draws.
For Hull City, the current Championship campaign has been even more dismal. The "Tigers" are mired at the bottom of the table, earning only 19 points in 22 matches. The season started disastrously, with just four wins and 11 losses. Only in the last round did Hull manage to escape the relegation zone, now sitting one point clear.
In that game, Hull hosted Swansea and secured a 2-1 victory, scoring the decisive goal in the 80th minute. Before this, the "Tigers" had lost three of their last four matches and drawn the other.
Probable lineups
- Preston: Freddie Woodman, Kaine Kesler, Liam Lindsay, Patrick Bauer, Jordan Storey, Stefan Teitur Thordarson, Ryan Ledson, Duane Holmes, Josh Bowler, Milutin Osmajic, Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
- Hull City: Pandur, Giles, McLoughlin, Jones, Coyle, Burns, Kamara, Mele, Belloumi, Omur, Bedia
Match facts and head-to-head encounters
- Three of the last five meetings between these teams ended in a draw.
- None of the last five matches between these sides saw over 1.5 total goals.
- The "Both Teams to Score" bet did not win in any of their last five encounters.
Prediction
Bookmakers give a slight edge to the hosts, offering odds of 2.25 for a Preston win. We recommend betting on "Total Under 2.5 Goals" at odds of 1.75.
