There is a big Yorkshire derby set to take place at Elland Road this afternoon as Sky Bet Championship leaders Leeds United face improving Hull City.
Hopes are high in West Yorkshire that Leeds United will finally secure a return to the English Premier League after a 14-season absence.
Ahead of The Whites’ clash with The Tigers, we take a look back at the history books as we highlight the facts and figures behind this fixture.
2 – There have been just two goals scored in the last three meetings between these two sides
51 – Youngster Tyler Roberts’ 51st-minute goal gave Leeds United a 1-0 victory over Hull City at The KCOM Stadium in October
23 – Leeds United have won 23 of their 49 meetings with Hull City
1921 – Hull City’s first win at Elland Road came in November 1921 when they were 2-0 winners in the old Division Two
7 – The most number of goals scored in a single fixture played out between these two sides is seven. Leeds United won 5-2 at Elland Road in September 1923 and 4-3 at the same venue in 1990
19 – The number of the shirt worn by Pablo Hernandez who scored the winning goal last time the two sides met at Elland Road in December 2017
19,750 – The attendance recorded at Elland Road the last time Hull City won in West Yorkshire in September 2012. The crowd will be almost double that figure this afternoon
21 – The number of points separating Leeds United and Hull City in the Sky Bet Championship table
6 – A six-match unbeaten run has hauled Hull City away from the relegation zone and into mid-table
0 – The two sides have never played each other in a cup tie, all meetings have come in the second tier of English Football.
This afternoon’s fixture is scheduled to kick-off at 3pm and has been declared a ‘sell-out’ by Leeds United.
