Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Leicester City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Hull City AFC
Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC King Power Stadium 27,062 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 18' Liam Millar
Jordan James pen 52' 1–1
Luke Thomas 54' 2–1
2–2 63' Oliver McBurnie
Luke Thomas 34' Y
Y 35' Ryan John Giles
Y 53' Sergej Jakirovic
YR 55' Sergej Jakirovic
Oliver Skipp 70' Y
Y 85' Ivor Pandur
Harry Winks 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Hull City AFC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
Leicester City FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Hull City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Hull City AFC 2025-10-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2024-03-09 Hull City AFC 2–2 Leicester City FC 2023-09-02 Leicester City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Hull City AFC H 2–2 D
18 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L
11 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
21 Mar Watford FC A 0–0 D
Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Leicester City FC A 2–2 D
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

Season Stats

Leicester City FC Hull City AFC
#5 Position #3
46 Points 73
46 Played 46
12 / 16 / 18 W / D / L 21 / 10 / 15
58 Scored 70
68 Conceded 66
-10 GD +4
1.00 PPG 1.59
26% Win % 46%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Leicester City FC are 5th (46 pts). Hull City AFC are 3rd (73 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Leicester City FC and Hull City AFC is underway.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Hull City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Matt Crooks needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Koumas made 409 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' Liam Millar adds to his 0 season tally! Hull City AFC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 23' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Patson Daka is a natural centre-forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leicester City FC tonight.
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' A moment of madness from Luke Thomas on 34 minutes earns him a card. Leicester City FC will be frustrated.
  • 35' Ryan John Giles catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 35.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Another change for Hull City AFC made on 46 minute. Mohamed Belloumi leaves to be changed by Lewis Koumas.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ricardo Pereira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Hull City AFC.
  • 52' What an equalizer from Jordan James!
  • 53' Sergej Jakirovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 53.
  • 54' A goal from the England international Luke Thomas! He fires home on 54 to make it 2-1!
  • 55' Poor challenge from Sergej Jakirovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 354 games and scored 510 goals.
  • 61' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Jordan James has done his job and it is now time for Harry Winks to step up.
  • 63' What an equalizer from Oliver McBurnie!
  • 68' 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 Yu Hirakawa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' That is a card for Leicester City FC. Oliver Skipp will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Yu Hirakawa on, John Lundstram off on 72 minutes.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Aaron Ramsey. He replaces Oliver Skipp on 76 minute.
  • 81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Joe Gelhardt as he leaves the pitch. Kyle Joseph steps in for Hull City AFC.
  • 85' That is a card for Hull City AFC. Ivor Pandur will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' Leicester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Paddy McNair on, Ryan John Giles off on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Leicester City FC 2-2 Hull City AFC.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy King

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergej Jakirović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 2
Anass Zaroury 1
Oliver McBurnie 1
Liam Millar 1
Luke Thomas 1
Jordan James 1
Liam Delap 1
Fabio Carvalho 1

Head to Head

2026-04-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Hull City AFC 2025-10-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2024-03-09 Hull City AFC 2–2 Leicester City FC 2023-09-02 Leicester City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC

Leicester City FC Form

2026-04-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2026-04-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D

Hull City AFC Form

2026-04-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Hull City AFC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Hull City AFC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC36% Draw26% Hull City AFC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Hull City AFC
64%
Leicester City FC or Hull City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC27% Draw42% Hull City AFC31%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
5.3%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Hull City AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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