Matchup Intelligence
Hull City
ArsenalThe model favours Arsenal at 77%.
The single most likely score is 0-1 (25%), from expected goals of 0.2 to 1.8.
Over 2.5 goals 32%, both teams to score 15%.
Arsenal carry the heavier absence: 19.1% of their squad weight against Hull City's 3.8%. The probabilities above do not price this yet.
Their identities part on attacking threat: Hull City 18th in the league, Arsenal 4th of 20.
Expected shapes: Hull City 5-4-1, Arsenal 4-2-3-1.
Probabilities come from a Dixon-Coles Poisson model over attack and defence strength plus home advantage. These sentences are rules over those numbers and claim nothing the model does not.
Mostly 5-4-1. Strongest on defensive solidity (1st) and discipline (10th); weakest on creativity, 20th of 20.
Mostly 4-2-3-1. Strongest on attacking threat (4th) and defensive solidity (2nd); weakest on ball recovery, 10th of 20.
Predicted Lineups