Hull City vs Birmingham

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🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The MKM Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 43 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 43
Regular Season Table
Hull City 6 · Birmingham 10
Referee Stats
13 matches · 3.46 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.46
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 15%
Draws 31%
Away wins 54%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Birmingham controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Hull City (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 11-6-7

Goals For / Against

35 / 34
Avg: 1.46 / 1.42

Points

39
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-5-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.63
PPG
0.87
1.46
GF
0.78
1.42
GA
1.48
61%
O2.5
43%
65%
BTTS
48%
17%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Hull City rank6th
Birmingham rank10th
Hull City points73
Birmingham points64
Hull City: #6 · 73 pts · GD +4
11 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Birmingham: #10 · 64 pts · GD +1
20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Hull City last 5 home

W D D W L
Points8/15
Weighted index62
Goals7-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Birmingham last 5 away

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals3-6
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Hull City trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 35%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Hull City score at home78%
Hull City clean sheet at home22%
Birmingham score away61%
Birmingham clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Hull City score first17%
Hull City win after scoring first25%
Birmingham score first13%
Birmingham win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Hull City 75% · Birmingham 57%
Avg first goal minute: Hull City 23.3' · Birmingham 40.0'

Vs league average

Hull City score at home1.46 vs 1.40
Hull City concede at home1.42 vs 1.20
Birmingham score away0.78 vs 1.20
Birmingham concede away1.48 vs 1.40
Hull City score 4% above league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.
Defensive side: Hull City are 18% above league average at home, and Birmingham are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Hull City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
31-45 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
61-75 1

Birmingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
5
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
9
5
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
2
6
Fouls
9
16
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
4
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
288
369
Passes Accurate
176
272
Passes %
61%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
24'
24' Goal · 1-0
J. Gelhardt
Normal Goal
29'
29' P. McNair
50'
50' B. Osayi-Samuel
1st substitution · For: E. Laird
55'
55' S. Ajayi
55'
55' J. Stansfield
63'
63' I. Osman
2nd substitution · For: D. Gray
63'
63' J. Stansfield
3rd substitution · For: M. Ducksch
67'
67' J. Gelhardt
75'
75' J. Gelhardt
1st substitution · For: K. Dowell
75'
75' L. Millar
2nd substitution · For: L. Koumas
77'
77' Goal · 1-1
T. Iwata
Normal Goal
83'
83' P. McNair
3rd substitution · For: R. Giles
83'
83' M. Belloumi
4th substitution · For: Y. Hirakawa
85'
85' K. Dowell
86'
86' D. Gray
87'
87' A. Hadžiahmetović
5th substitution · For: K. Joseph
88'
88' P. Neumann
90+5'
90+5' Carlos Vicente
4th substitution · For: Paik Seung-Ho
90+5'
90+5' A. Priske
5th substitution · For: A. Cochrane
90+8'
90+8' M. Ducksch

Hull City vs Birmingham 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Hull City drew 1-1 with Birmingham on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Simon Martin. It was played at The MKM Stadium.

First half: Hull City took the lead at 24' when J. Gelhardt scored, making the score 1-0. P. McNair received a yellow card for Hull City at 29'.

Second half: Birmingham made their 1st substitution at 50', with B. Osayi-Samuel replacing E. Laird. S. Ajayi received a yellow card for Hull City at 55'. J. Stansfield received a yellow card for Birmingham at 55'. Birmingham made their 2nd substitution at 63', with I. Osman replacing D. Gray. Birmingham made their 3rd substitution at 63', with J. Stansfield replacing M. Ducksch. J. Gelhardt received a yellow card for Hull City at 67'. Hull City made their 1st substitution at 75', with J. Gelhardt replacing K. Dowell. Hull City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with L. Millar replacing L. Koumas. Birmingham leveled the score at 77' when T. Iwata scored, making the score 1-1. Hull City made their 3rd substitution at 83', with P. McNair replacing R. Giles. Hull City made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Belloumi replacing Y. Hirakawa. K. Dowell received a yellow card for Hull City at 85'. D. Gray received a yellow card for Birmingham at 86'. Hull City made their 5th substitution at 87', with A. Hadžiahmetović replacing K. Joseph. P. Neumann received a yellow card for Birmingham at 88'. Birmingham made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with Carlos Vicente replacing Paik Seung-Ho. Birmingham made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with A. Priske replacing A. Cochrane. M. Ducksch received a yellow card for Birmingham at 90+8'.

Hull City used 5 substitutions while Birmingham used 5 substitutions. Hull City got 4 yellow cards, while Birmingham got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Birmingham controlled possession (56%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins7
Draws4
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (28.6%)
BTTS5 (35.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (14.3%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

Hull City vs Birmingham Head-to-Head History by Season