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

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Championship · 2025-26

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Mon 29 Dec 2025 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Hull City AFC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty

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

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Hull City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC 2025-12-05 Hull City AFC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-01 Hull City AFC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-11-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Hull City AFC 2024-04-10 Hull City AFC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
20 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–2	L
13 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–1	W
09 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	4–1	W

Hull City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W
26 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–2	D
20 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
13 Dec	Millwall FC	A	3–1	W
10 Dec	Wrexham AFC	H	2–0	W
05 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–4	L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Hull City AFC
#5	Position	#6
80	Points	73
46	Played	46
22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	21 / 10 / 15
72	Scored	70
47	Conceded	66
+25	GD	+4
1.74	PPG	1.59
48%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Hull City AFC are 6th (73 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Middlesbrough FC and Hull City AFC is underway.
With this win, Hull City AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Britt Assombalonga	3
Jarrod Bowen	3
Finn Azaz	2
Chuba Akpom	2
Tommy Conway	2
Hayden Hackney	2
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh	2
Mallik Wilks	2

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2025-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-12-20 Bristol City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-12-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-12-05 Hull City AFC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W

Hull City AFC Form

2025-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC W 2025-12-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2025-12-20 Hull City AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-12-13 Millwall FC 1–3 Hull City AFC W 2025-12-10 Hull City AFC 2–0 Wrexham AFC W 2025-12-05 Hull City AFC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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1.67 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.17 Hull City AFC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC46% Draw27% Hull City AFC27%

Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Hull City AFC

54%

Middlesbrough FC or Hull City AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw45% Hull City AFC21%

Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 0

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Hull City AFC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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