Preston vs Hull prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-08-05 14:00.
After kicking off the season with a 0-0 draw at Wigan last weekend, Preston entertain Hull at Deepdale. The hosts, who will be without Ched Evans after he was shown a straight red card for a horror tackle on Curtis Tilt, managed just two shots on target at the DW Stadium, with manager Ryan Lowe admitting there was “a lack of quality at times” in his side’s approach play.
Evans’ suspension could mean Welsh international Ben Woodburn, a summer signing from Liverpool, has a bigger part to play after coming off the bench last weekend. But as ever, North End look reliant on 2021/22 top scorer Emil Ris, who netted just four times in his final 16 appearances last season and had only two efforts on goal last weekend.
The Tigers meanwhile opened their 2022/23 campaign with an impressive 2-1 victory over Bristol City, sealed at the death when Jean Seri netted an injury time winner on his debut. The Ivory Coast star is one of nine arrivals at the KC Stadium this summer, five of whom started on Saturday.
It will be a fascinating campaign for Shota Arveladze’s side. They finished 19th on their return to the Championship last season, with over half of their 51 points (26) picked up away from home thanks to seven wins and five draws (L11). One of those victories came at Deepdale as they hammered Preston 4-1 almost exactly a year ago.
Players to watch: Three of Alan Browne’s 40 goals for Preston have come against Hull, with each of those strikes coming at Deepdale. Meanwhile a debut goal for Ozan Tufan at the weekend means he has only been on the losing side once in the last 25 matches he has netted in for club or country.
Hot stat: Preston have not had successive 0-0 draws since October 2015.