Week 31 features a match on Tuesday Feb 8th, where Derby County will play host to Hull City in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 23rd placed Derby County is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Huddersfield Town. Duane Holmes scored the first goal for Huddersfield Town in the 75th minute, then Jordan Rhodes added another in the 79th minute In the end, Derby County was frustrated by Huddersfield Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Huddersfield Town ended the match with the shutout victory. Derby County is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while hull City sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Swansea City. Tom Eaves scored the first goal for Hull City in the 5th minute, then Keane Lewis-Potter added another in the 17th minute on a feed from George Honeyman At the end of 90 a dissapointed Swansea City couldn’t manage to score, and Hull City took the shutout win. Hull City should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Hull City and Derby County last played eachother at the Kcom Stadium on Aug 18th. Derby County took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Sam Baldock struck first for Derby County in the 57th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hull City was frustrated by Derby County’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derby County ended the match with the shutout victory.
Hull City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ryan Longman and Tom Eaves each having 2 goals in their last 5. Tom Lawrence has been the most prolific scorer on Derby County in the last 5 matches with three goals.