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Fulham — Hull City 1:0

Fulham
1:0
Hull City
EPL · 17 Oct 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score1:0
Home xG2.27Fulham
Away xG0.13Hull City
Expected points2.72 : 0.16

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Fulham was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

TeamGoalsxGGoals − xGExpected points
Fulham12.27−1.32.72
Hull City00.13−0.10.16

Goals

MinuteGoalTeamShot xGAssist
32'Alex IwobiFulham0.06Sander Berge

Key chances

MinutePlayerTeamxGOutcome
73'Gonzalo GarcíaFulham0.54hit the woodwork, header
57'Alex IwobiFulham0.37saved
52'Joshua KingFulham0.35saved

Shots: Fulham 18, Hull City 5; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 4 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Fulham 0.87, Hull City 0.05: a clear edge for Fulham. In the second half xG was Fulham 1.47, Hull City 0.07: a clear edge for Fulham. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Fulham scored 1 from 2.27 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.

How it fits the season

Fulham: −3.9 for the season (15 in the table). Hull City: +2.0 (13). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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