Hull City vs Watford
Ref: L. DoughtyThe MKM Stadium, Hull · 25,504 cap
Match recap
Hull City and Watford drew 0–0 in their Championship fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.30 for Hull City versus 0.93 for Watford. Hull City sit 6th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
34'
Mfuni
Yellow Card
45+1'
Ngakia
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Dowell
⇄
Hadžiahmetović
66'
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Ngakia
66'
⇄
Mfuni
72'
Doumbia
Yellow Card
Coyle
Yellow Card
75'
⇄
Chakvetadze
75'
⇄
Doumbia
⇄
Jacob
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Gelhardt
Giles
Yellow Card
Lundstram
Yellow Card
⇄
Hirakawa
McBurnie
Yellow Card
90+4'
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Maamma
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Hull CityWatford
2Won
Statistical edge
2–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.30VS0.93
Attack2 · 4 won
6
Shots
16
3
Shots on target
2
5
Shots in the box
8
1
Shots outside box
8
3
Shots off goal
7
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
330
Total passes
496
219
Accurate passes
395
66%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 3 won
12
Fouls
9
4
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
0
Blocked shots
7
0.58
Goals prevented
0.58
Hull City
4-2-3-1
Watford
4-2-3-1Hull City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1I. PandurG
- 2L. CoyleD
- 4C. HughesD
- 9O. McBurnieF
- 13Y. HirakawaM
- 15J. EganD
- 16M. JacobD
- 20A. HadžiahmetovićM
- 21J. GelhardtM
- 26K. DowellM
- 27R. SlaterM
Substitutes
- 3R. GilesD
- 5J. LundstramM
- 7L. MillarF
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 22K. JosephF
- 23A. FamewoD
- 36L. KoumasF
- 37P. McNairD
- 58C. McCarthyD
Watford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 21S. MfuniD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 7T. InceM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 27F. MendyD
- 29J. PétrisD
- 34K. BaahF
- 43J. GrievesF
Hull City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hughes | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Matty Jacob | D | 75 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amir Hadžiahmetović | M | 61 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ivor Pandur | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Egan | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kieran Dowell | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewie Coyle(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Regan Slater | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joe Gelhardt | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Oliver McBurnie | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Yu Hirakawa | M | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cathal McCarthy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Phillips | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paddy McNair | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Akin Famewo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Giles | D | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Millar | F | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Lundstram | M | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Joseph | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 75 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/7 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/5 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | 66 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 75 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Grieves | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Formose Mendy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Petris | D | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |