Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Hull City AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC The MKM Stadium 22,706 HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Gelhardt 24' 1–0
1–1 77' Tomoki Iwata
Paddy McNair 29' Y
Y 55' Jay Stansfield
Semi Ajayi 55' Y
Joe Gelhardt 67' Y
Kieran Dowell 85' Y
Y 86' Demarai Gray
Y 88' Phil Neumann
Y 90' Marvin Ducksch

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Birmingham City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Liam Millar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Marvin Ducksch has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 24' GOAL! Joe Gelhardt scores on 24.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Paddy McNair. He receives a card.
  • 34' Hull City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' 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.
  • 50' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 50 minute. Bright Osayi-Samuel leaves to be changed by Ethan Laird.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a card for Jay Stansfield.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Ducksch. He replaces Jay Stansfield on 63 minute.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Gelhardt on 67.
  • 72' Hull City AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Joe Gelhardt scoring 1 goals.
  • 75' The whistle greets Liam Millar as he departs to be replaced by Lewis Koumas.
  • 77' What an equalizer from Tomoki Iwata!
  • 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' Another change for Hull City AFC made on 83 minute. Paddy McNair leaves to be changed by Ryan John Giles.
  • 85' Hull City AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a card for Demarai Gray.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Hull City AFC team. Amir Hadziahmetovic is replaced by Kyle Joseph on 87 minute.
  • 88' Phil Neumann is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marvin Ducksch on 90.
  • 90' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Carlos Vicente departs to be replaced by Seung-Ho Paik.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergej Jakirović

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Che Adams 3
Gary Gardner 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Kamil Grosicki 2
Fraizer Campbell 2
Jarrod Bowen 2
Liam Delap 1
Jaden Philogene-Bidace 1

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Hull City AFC or Birmingham City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC45% Draw28% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
55%
Hull City AFC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC31% Draw47% Birmingham City FC22%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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