How Hull Have Defied All Data and Logic This Season to Reach Wembley Hull City's improbable rise to the Championship play off final has left many scratching their heads.
According to Expected Goals (xG) data, they should have finished second bottom in the Championship this term. However, Hull's actual performance tells a different story.
A closer look at the numbers reveals that Hull should have picked up 13 fewer points than they actually did and conceded around 16 more goals.