Hull City AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26

Hull City AFC

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 The MKM Stadium 22,706 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Hull City AFC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at The MKM Stadium.

  • Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
  • Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Stephen Martin (England)
  • Assistant 1 Jacob Graham (England)
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Coventry City FC	46	95
  2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
  3	Millwall FC	46	83
  4	Southampton FC	46	80
  5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
  6	Hull City AFC	46	73
  7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
  8	Derby County FC	46	69
  9	Norwich City FC	46	65
  10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
  11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
  12	Bristol City FC	46	62
  13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
  14	Preston North End FC	46	60
  15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
  16	Watford FC	46	57
  17	Stoke City FC	46	55
  18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
  19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
  20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
  21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
  22	Oxford United FC	46	47
  23	Leicester City FC	46	46
  24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

  Head-to-Head

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  2

  Hull City AFC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Birmingham City FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-04-18 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2025-10-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC 2024-03-05 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-01-16 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC 2024-01-06 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

  Recent Form

  Hull City AFC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  18 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
  11 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	1–2	L
  06 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	0–0	D
  03 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	1–1	D
  21 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–1	W
  14 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–3	L

  Birmingham City FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  18 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
  12 Apr	Wrexham AFC	H	2–0	W
  06 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
  03 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
  21 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
  14 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	1–1	D

  Season Stats

  Hull City AFC		Birmingham City FC
  #6	Position	#10
  73	Points	64
  46	Played	46
  21 / 10 / 15	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
  70	Scored	57
  66	Conceded	56
  +4	GD	+1
  1.59	PPG	1.39
  46%	Win %	37%

  Key Stats

  50% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (14 games)

  36% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  24% Clean Sheets
  Hull City AFC this season

  22% Clean Sheets
  Birmingham City FC this season

  Hull City AFC are 6th (73 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds The MKM Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Hull City AFC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' Joe Gelhardt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 11 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hull City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Hull City AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Joe Gelhardt scoring 1 goals.
  • 24' Hull City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joe Gelhardt on 24.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Hull City AFC player. Paddy McNair gets a card.
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liam Millar suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Hull City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' Hull City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 49' It looks like no one’s ball. Hull City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' The supporters are chanting for Ethan Laird. He replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel on 50 minute.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Jay Stansfield. He receives a card.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 382 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 63' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marvin Ducksch is hanging Jay Stansfield on the field on 63 minute.
  • 67' Joe Gelhardt is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Hull City AFC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Hull City AFC team. Liam Millar is replaced by Lewis Koumas on 75 minute.
  • 77' What a strike from Tomoki Iwata! The score is 1-1.
  • 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Beadle made 96 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' Another change for Hull City AFC made on 83 minute. Paddy McNair leaves to be changed by Ryan John Giles.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Hull City AFC player. Kieran Dowell gets a card.
  • 86' Demarai Gray was booked on 86.
  • 87' Another substitution for Hull City AFC to replace Amir Hadziahmetovic by Kyle Joseph on 87 minute.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a card for Phil Neumann.
  • 90' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Seung-Ho Paik. He replaces Carlos Vicente on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

• Hull City AFC

  4-2-3-1

  Starting XI

  • 9
    Oliver McBurnie
  • 15
    John Egan
  • 37
    Paddy McNair ↓ Ryan John Giles 83'
  • 2
    Lewie Coyle
  • 6
    Semi Ajayi
  • 21
    Joe Gelhardt ↓ Kieran Dowell 75'
  • 1
    Ivor Pandur
  • 7
    Liam Millar ↓ Lewis Koumas 75'
  • 20
    Amir Hadziahmetovic ↓ Kyle Joseph 87'
  • 25
    Matt Crooks
  • 10
    Mohamed Belloumi ↓ Yu Hirakawa 83'

  Bench

  • 26
    Kieran Dowell ↑ 75'
  • 3
    Ryan John Giles ↑ 83'
  • 12
    Dillon Phillips
  • 23
    Akin Famewo
  • 8
    Eliot Matazo
  • 22
    Kyle Joseph ↑ 87'
  • 4
    Charlie Hughes
  • 36
    Lewis Koumas ↑ 75'
  • 13
    Yu Hirakawa ↑ 83'

  Coach Sergej Jakirović

  Birmingham City FC

  4-2-3-1

  Starting XI

  • 26
    Bright Osayi-Samuel ↓ Ethan Laird 50'
  • 5
    Phil Neumann
  • 31
    Kai Wagner
  • 24
    Tomoki Iwata
  • 28
    Jay Stansfield ↓ Marvin Ducksch 63'
  • 4
    Christoph Klarer
  • 25
    James Beadle
  • 14
    Jhon Solis
  • 29
    August Priske ↓ Alex Cochrane 90'
  • 17
    Ibrahim Osman ↓ Demarai Gray 63'
  • 23
    Carlos Vicente ↓ Seung-Ho Paik 90'

  Bench

  • 10
    Demarai Gray ↑ 63'
  • 6
    Jack Robinson
  • 21
    Ryan Allsop
  • 33
    Marvin Ducksch ↑ 63'
  • 16
    Patrick Roberts
  • 20
    Alex Cochrane ↑ 90'
  • 2
    Ethan Laird ↑ 50'
  • 7
    Tommy Doyle
  • 8
    Seung-Ho Paik ↑ 90'

  Coach Chris Davies

• Head to Head

  2026-04-18 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2025-10-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC 2024-03-05 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-01-16 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Hull City AFC 2024-01-06 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

  Hull City AFC Form

  2026-04-18 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC L 2026-04-06 Hull City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-03 Oxford United FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2026-03-21 Hull City AFC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-03-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Hull City AFC L

  Birmingham City FC Form

  2026-04-18 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2026-04-12 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Wrexham AFC W 2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-03-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2026-03-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D