Usually a change in manager occurs when a team needs a lift, but confidence will already be high in the Hull camp after impressive back-to-back wins.
We think that the Tigers will be victorious again with Swansea still missing the attacking influence of Paterson.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Swansea City win with a probability of 37.23%. A win for Hull City had a probability of 34.61% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.86%) and 0-2 (6.91%). The likeliest Hull City win was 1-0 (11.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Hull City would win this match.