Hull City AFC v Manchester Utd

Start date: Sun May 24, 2009
League: Premier League
Sport: Soccer

Hull City AFC 0-1 Manchester Utd

Gibson 24

Game summary

The game was played in Premier League on Sunday May 24.
Manchester United took the lead when Gibson scored the first goal after 24 minutes.
Gibson was shown a yellow card after 42 minutes.
Barmby was shown a yellow card after 43 minutes.
Marney was shown a yellow card after 60 minutes.
The game ended in a 0-1 victory for the away team Manchester United.

Team comparison

Average goals and home team advantage

The graphs and numbers here are based on the last 40 played games for Hull City AFC (11 wins, 11 draws and 18 losses) and the last 40 games for Manchester United (20 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses).

During that period, the average number of goals scored per game was 1.38 for Hull City AFC and 2.13 for Manchester United. The average for all teams combined within the Premier League was 1.36 goals scored per game. This means that Hull City AFC is better than its peers and Manchester Utd is better than its peers when it comes to scoring goals.

The home team, Hull City AFC, is quite weak as a home team, winning just 35% of their home games. The away team, Manchester Utd, usually wins a whopping 60% of its away games which is particularly good compared to the rest of the league.