Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#23 Position #6
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 23rd (46 pts). Hull City AFC are 6th (73 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Leicester City FC is hosting Hull City AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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 Divine Mukasa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The travelling Hull City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' Hull City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Liam Millar on 18.
  • 23' Hull City AFC is showing some good football. However, Hull City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' 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.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Luke Thomas gets a card.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Ryan John Giles. He receives a card.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' The Hull City AFC manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Belloumi departs to be replaced by Lewis Koumas.
  • 51' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' What a strike from Jordan James! The score is 1-1.
  • 53' The referee shows Hull City AFC player a card on 53.
  • 54' GOAL! Luke Thomas scores on 54. Assisted by Bobby Reid
  • 55' It’s a booking for Hull City AFC player. Sergej Jakirovic gets a card.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Jordan James is replaced by Harry Winks on 61 minute.
  • 63' GOAL! Oliver McBurnie scores on 63. Assisted by Liam Millar
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ricardo Pereira, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Oliver Skipp.
  • 72' The Hull City AFC manager makes a substitution. John Lundstram departs to be replaced by Yu Hirakawa.
  • 76' Aaron Ramsey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Skipp on 76 minute.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Hull City AFC. Joe Gelhardt is replaced by Kyle Joseph.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivor Pandur on 85.
  • 86' Leicester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Paddy McNair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan John Giles on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 2-2.

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
Liam Delap 1
Fabio Carvalho 1
Anass Zaroury 1
Oliver McBurnie 1
Liam Millar 1
Luke Thomas 1
Jordan James 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
1.55 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 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: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 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% Draw43% Hull City AFC30%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.6%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.6%

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
20% ✓
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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