Middlesbrough vs Hull City

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🕒 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Leigh Doughty 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Hull City 6
Referee Stats
18 matches · 2.61 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.61
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 28%
Home wins 39%
Draws 17%
Away wins 44%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (23-4).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (71%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Hull City (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 11-5-8

Goals For / Against

37 / 32
Avg: 1.54 / 1.33

Points

38
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.58
1.42
GF
1.54
0.75
GA
1.33
43%
O2.5
70%
48%
BTTS
65%
22%
Score 1st
30%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Hull City rank6th
Middlesbrough points80
Hull City points73
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Hull City last 5 away

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-10
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.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Hull City trend breakdown

Over 2.570%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.561%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Hull City score away87%
Hull City clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Hull City score first30%
Hull City win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Hull City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Hull City 33.4'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Hull City score away1.54 vs 1.20
Hull City concede away1.33 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Hull City score 28% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Hull City are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Hull City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
23
4
Shots off Goal
8
2
Blocked Shots
10
1
Shots Inside Box
13
3
Shots Outside Box
10
1
Ball Possession
71%
29%
Corner Kicks
10
2
Fouls
11
11
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
520
225
Passes Accurate
448
164
Passes %
86%
73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins9
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals10 (58.8%)
BTTS10 (58.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

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