Fulham FC vs Hull City AFC prediction: expected goals, form and verdict
Our model makes it 0.81 to 1.56 on expected goals, with 42.4% for over 2.5 goals in the Premier League.
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Match Overview & What Is At Stake
Fulham FC host Hull City AFC in the Premier League, kicking off Saturday 17 October at 14:00 UTC. Our expected-goals model projects 0.81 for the hosts and 1.56 for the visitors, a combined 2.37 goals against a competition norm of 2.84.
Hull City AFC are a clear favourite at 53.7%, with the draw back at 28.5%.
The sections below set out what the record actually shows: recent results, the meetings we hold, and what the model builds on top of them.
Form Guide & Scoring Trends
Fulham FC — last 10: L-D-D-L-L-L-W-D-L-L (most recent first). That is 9 scored and 15 conceded, 0.90 and 1.50 per game. Both teams scored in 5 of the 10, and 4 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 2 clean sheets in the run. Restricted to matches at home, that reads D-L-L-W-L across 5, 7 scored and 8 conceded.
Hull City AFC — last 10: D-L-D-D-W-W-W-L-D-D (most recent first). That is 14 scored and 12 conceded, 1.40 and 1.20 per game. Both teams scored in 7 of the 10, and 6 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 3 clean sheets in the run. Restricted to matches away from home, that reads L-D-W-L-D across 5, 7 scored and 8 conceded.
Head-to-Head Record
Across the 6 meetings on record, Fulham FC have won 4, Hull City AFC 1, with 1 drawn. That covers their domestic league meetings; cup ties and European meetings are not included.
The most recent came on 12 Feb 2022: Hull City AFC 0-1 Fulham FC.
Tactical Read: What The Numbers Say
The model expects 2.37 goals in this fixture, below the Premier League norm of 2.84, the profile of a match decided by one goal rather than by three.
Hull City AFC carry the larger share of that expectation, at 1.56 against 0.81. Both teams to score sits at 45.4%, and over 2.5 goals at 42.4% — read together, that is a match the model expects to stay compressed.
Expected Goals & Probability Outlook
Every figure here comes from the same Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson model, run on the scoring rates above.
| Market | Model probability |
|---|---|
| Fulham FC win | 17.8% |
| Draw | 28.5% |
| Hull City AFC win | 53.7% |
| Both teams to score | 45.4% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 42.4% |
The likeliest exact scorelines are 1-1 at 13.3%, 0-1 at 13%, 0-2 at 11.4%. No single scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of football — but the shape of the distribution is what the selections below are drawn from.
Published selections
- Over 2.5 Match Yellow Cards: Over 2.5 Cards — 74.2% confidence. Expected yellow cards 4.0 against a league baseline of 3.8.
- First Half Over 0.5 Goals: 1H Over 0.5 — 70.7% confidence. First-half expected goals 1.25, at a fitted 45% share of the match total.
- Over 8.5 Match Corners: Over 8.5 Corners — 67.4% confidence. Expected corners 11.2 against a league baseline of 10.0.
- Both Teams To Score (GG): GG (Yes) — 51.6% confidence. Expected goals 1.60 - 1.18, so the weaker attack still projects 1.18 goals.
- Over 2.5 Goals: Over 2.5 — 50.2% confidence. Expected total goals 2.78, from 1.60 - 1.18 (Premier League baseline 1.44 per side).
- Match Winner: Home Win — 46.5% confidence. Expected goals 1.60 - 1.18 against a Premier League baseline of 1.44 per side; Fulham FC rate 0.13 clear on the fitted ratings.
- Match Outcome (W/D/L): Home Win — 46.5% confidence. Expected goals 1.60 - 1.18 against a Premier League baseline of 1.44 per side; Fulham FC rate 0.13 clear on the fitted ratings.
- Most Scoring Half: 2nd Half — 43.5% confidence. Expected goals 1.25 before the break and 1.53 after, at a fitted 45% first-half share.
- Leading At Half Time: HT Home Win — 33% confidence. Expected goals 1.60 - 1.18, which projects a 41% chance of a level score at the break.
Score Prediction & Verdict
Prediction: 0-1 — an Hull City AFC win, and the likeliest scoreline within that result at 13%.
Confidence: Medium. The model puts an Hull City AFC win at 53.7%, with the draw at 28.5%.
Worth being straight about: across every scoreline the model considers, the single most likely one is 1-1 at 13.3%. A favourite of this size does not make any one scoreline probable — it shifts where the weight of the distribution sits.
The call rests on the scoring rates above holding up. It is wrong if this becomes an open game the goals numbers do not expect, and the margin here leaves less room for that than most.
Predictions are modelled probabilities, not certainties. Bet responsibly.
