Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Hull City (6th, 73 pts) and Leicester City (23rd, 46 pts). On recent form Hull City sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Leicester City 1.26 scored and 1.48 conceded per game, Hull City 1.52 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.3.
A win had eluded Leicester City for 6 matches.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 7 for Leicester City, 4 for Hull City and 5 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. Recent editions have opened up: 3.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.38 historically.
The match was played at King Power Stadium (capacity 32,312). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hull City led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Leicester City: Luke Thomas (54'), Jordan James (52') · Hull City: Liam Millar (18'), Oliver McBurnie (63')
Key stats
Possession: Leicester City 52% · Hull City 48% · Total shots: 20-13 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 9-8