Statistical Preview: Hull City vs. Blackburn Rovers

Hull, currently without a manager, will host Blackburn aiming to prevent a sixth consecutive loss, a streak not seen since their relegation from the Championship at the close of the 2019/20 season. The Tigers, following the dismissal of Tim Walter over a week prior, have secured only three points in their most recent 10 matches but could move out of the bottom three with a crucial win. Conversely, they will confront a Rovers team that travels across the Pennines in strong form, having achieved three consecutive victories, including against promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough and Leeds, and could themselves ascend into the top six with an additional three points at the MKM Stadium. ● Hull City secured victories in both league encounters against Blackburn Rovers last season and aims for a third consecutive win in this fixture, a feat unprecedented since its inception in August 1949. ● Blackburn has triumphed in three of their last five away league fixtures against Hull City (L2), with all these wins ending in a 1-0 score. ● Hull remains without a win in their previous 10 league matches (D3 L7), having lost the last five consecutively. Their last longer league losing streak occurred in July 2020 (6 games). ● Following a sequence of four games without a victory (D1 L3), Blackburn has now won their last three league games; their most recent four-game winning streak was in March 2023. ● Hull City has conceded the initial goal in 13 Championship matches this season, a figure surpassed only by Plymouth (14), and has subsequently lost all seven of their most recent games in the competition where this occurred.