Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Sheffield United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Hull City AFC
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bramall Lane 27,850 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Oliver McBurnie
Gustavo Hamer pen 85' 1–1
Danny Ings 88' 2–1
Mark McGuinness 66' Y
Y 66' John Lundstram
Y 72' Semi Ajayi
YR 75' John Lundstram
Y 75' Oliver McBurnie
Y 84' John Egan
Japhet Tanganga 84' Y
Y 84' Ivor Pandur
Y 90' Lewie Coyle

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield United FC vs Hull City AFC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell
  • Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

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

7
1
2
Sheffield United FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Hull City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC 2025-10-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2025-01-24 Sheffield United FC 0–3 Hull City AFC 2024-09-13 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-01-20 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Hull City AFC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
06 Apr Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
03 Apr Swansea City AFC H 3–3 D
21 Mar Wrexham AFC H 1–2 L
14 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
11 Mar Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
10 Mar Wrexham AFC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC Hull City AFC
#16 Position #3
0 Points 73
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 21 / 10 / 15
0 Scored 70
0 Conceded 66
+0 GD +4
– PPG 1.59
– Win % 46%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 16th (0 pts). Hull City AFC are 3rd (73 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Sheffield United FC host Hull City AFC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' What composure from Oliver McBurnie! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 10' Kieran Dowell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Paddy McNair on, Cody Drameh off on 20 minutes.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield United FC and Hull City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hull City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield United FC and Hull City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' It looks surprising Sheffield United FC does not make any changes. Ivor Pandur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Paddy McNair has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 63' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 63 minute. Femi Seriki leaves to be changed by Ki-Jana Hoever.
  • 66' Sheffield United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 71' Jairo Riedewald is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sydie Peck at the 71 minute mark.
  • 72' Semi Ajayi is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for John Lundstram on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Hull City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for John Egan. He receives a card.
  • 85' Goal! Gustavo Hamer scores his 42 goal in 232 matches.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Mark McGuinness as he leaves the pitch. Danny Ings steps in for Sheffield United FC.
  • 87' Another substitution for Hull City AFC to replace Oliver McBurnie by Charlie Hughes on 87 minute.
  • 88' A goal from the England international Danny Ings! He fires home on 88 to make it 2-1!
  • 90' Poor challenge from Lewie Coyle. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • With this win, Sheffield United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergej Jakirović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David McGoldrick 3
Gustavo Hamer 2
John Egan 2
Sam McCallum 1
Matty Jacob 1
David McGoldrick 1
Matt Crooks 1
Enda Stevens 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC 2025-10-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2025-01-24 Sheffield United FC 0–3 Hull City AFC 2024-09-13 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-01-20 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Hull City AFC

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2026-03-21 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Wrexham AFC L 2026-03-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2026-03-11 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC L

Hull City AFC Form

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 2026-03-10 Wrexham AFC 1–2 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.81 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Hull City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Sheffield United FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC39% Draw36% Hull City AFC25%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Hull City AFC
61%
Sheffield United FC or Hull City AFC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield United FC21% Draw63% Hull City AFC16%
Actual: Hull City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.8%
1 – 0
17%
0 – 1
13.5%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Hull City AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 23% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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