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Premier League09/12/2026, 02:00 PM

Chelsea – Hull City2 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Chelsea
1.84
Total xG
2.76
Hull City
0.92
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorChelseaHull City
Small sample (0 matches), regression to mean−0.76
High-scoring league (2.8 goals/match)+0.33+0.33
5 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.11
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)+0.08
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Key factors

  • Mathematical advantage: The model predicts a home win probability of 58% and 1.84 expected goals for Chelsea
  • Tactical comparison: Chelsea recently averaged 4.8 shots on target per game, compared to Hull City's average of 3.8
  • Offensive potential: Chelsea is currently scoring more frequently with an average of 2.2 goals compared to their season average of 1.9

Risks

  • Defensive stability of the visitors: Hull City conceded an average of 0 goals in recent matches
  • Limited data availability regarding the current player statistics for the away team

All probabilities

Result
Chelsea58%
Draw25%
Hull City17%
Double chance
Chelsea or draw83%
Hull City or draw42%
No draw75%
Goals
Over 1.578%
Under 1.522%
Over 2.552%
Under 2.548%
Over 3.530%
Under 3.570%
Both teams score
Yes52%
No48%

Most likely scores

1:1
12%
2:0
11%
2:1
10%
3:0
7%
3:1
6%
2:2
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Chelsea: 3 cards per game (35 yellows, 1 reds in 12 games)

Lineups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1 · Hull City 5-4-1

Chelsea
  • 1 D. Martínez
  • 27 M. Gusto
  • 3 W. Fofana
  • 6 L. Colwill
  • 21 J. Hato
  • 24 R. James
  • 45 R. Lavia
  • 7 P. Lomba Neto
  • 10 C. Palmer
  • 17 M. Rogers
  • 9 J. Junqueira de Jesus
Hull City
  • 19 K. Tzolakis
  • 2 L. Coyle
  • 6 O. Ibidapo Ajayi
  • 15 J. Egan
  • 32 N. Mendy
  • 3 R. Giles
  • 10 M. Belloumi
  • 25 M. Crooks
  • 27 R. Slater
  • 21 E. Stroud
  • 9 O. McBurnie
Substitutes
  • 18 D. Tackie Mensah Welbeck
  • 4 V. Barco
  • 39 M. Penders
  • 5 M. Lacroix
  • 11 J. Bynoe-Gittens
  • 41 E. Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves
  • 34 J. Acheampong
  • 23 G. Quenda
  • 29 J. Chavarría Pérez
  • 47 R. Vaz
  • 50 M. Cho
  • 42 T. Iroegbunam
  • 12 D. Phillips
  • 23 M. Targett
  • 7 S. Thomas
  • 29 L. Gourna Douath
  • 18 B. Norton-Cuffy
  • 22 L. Herrington

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