Thursday , 2 July 2026

Hull City AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Hull City AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC The MKM Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Scott Hogan
Josh Magennis 43' Y
R 43' Gary Gardner
Di'Shon Bernard 45' Y
Jacob Greaves 65' Y
Greg Docherty 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
6
2
Hull City AFC 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-06-27 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Hull City AFC 2019-12-21 Hull City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-03-02 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2018-11-10 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Hull City AFC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
06 Nov Barnsley FC A 2–0 W
03 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
30 Oct Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
23 Oct Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
20 Oct Peterborough United FC H 1–2 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
06 Nov Reading FC H 1–2 L
02 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
30 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
23 Oct Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
20 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Hull City AFC get us underway at The MKM Stadium.
  • 5' Hull City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' Hull City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by George Honeyman on 17.
  • 22' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Hull City AFC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Scott Hogan gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' 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 Richard Smallwood suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Josh Magennis. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' The referee shows Hull City AFC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Harlee Dean as he leaves the pitch. Jordan James steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 51' Riley McGree needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Mallik Wilks has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Jutkiewicz. He replaces Troy Deeney on 61 minute.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Jacob Greaves. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matija Sarkic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Hull City AFC.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Ryan Longman as he leaves the pitch. Randell Williams steps in for Hull City AFC.
  • 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Scott Hogan has done his job and it is now time for Chuks Aneke to step up.
  • 79' Andy Cannon is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Honeyman at the 79 minute mark.
  • 83' Greg Docherty has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' A quiet spell here at The MKM Stadium. Hull City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grant McCann

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Che Adams 3
Fraizer Campbell 2
Jarrod Bowen 2
Gary Gardner 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Kamil Grosicki 2
Matty Jacob 1
Mallik Wilks 1

Head to Head

2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-06-27 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Hull City AFC 2019-12-21 Hull City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-03-02 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2018-11-10 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Hull City AFC

Hull City AFC Form

2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-11-06 Barnsley FC 0–2 Hull City AFC W 2021-11-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Hull City AFC L 2021-10-30 Hull City AFC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2021-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–0 Hull City AFC L 2021-10-20 Hull City AFC 1–2 Peterborough United FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2021-10-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.68 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC51% Draw26% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
76%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
49%
Hull City AFC or Birmingham City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC35% Draw45% Birmingham City FC20%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.