Hull City vs Middlesbrough match stats & report

1–4 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 19 · MKM Stadium, Hull · Ref Dean Whitestone, England

Hull City stats & fixtures · Middlesbrough stats & fixtures

Hull City lost to Middlesbrough 1–4 in the Championship on 5 December 2025. Expected goals finished 1.04–1.29. Middlesbrough had 55% of the ball.

Hull City vs Middlesbrough match statistics

Hull CityMiddlesbrough

45% Ball possession 55%
1.04 Expected goals (xG) 1.29
5 Total shots 10
2 Shots on target 5
2 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 3
4 Shots inside the box 5
2 Corners 5
17 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 0
400 Passes 491
78% Pass accuracy 84%
1 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

9' Goal D. Strelec (assist M. Whittaker) Middlesbrough
32' Goal A. Gilbert (assist T. Conway) Middlesbrough
35' Goal M. Whittaker (assist A. Gilbert) Middlesbrough
44' Goal R. McGree (assist A. Bangura) Middlesbrough
58' Yellow card R. Slater Hull City
62' Penalty scored J. Gelhardt Hull City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Hull City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Sergej Jakirovic

1 I. Pandur

3 R. Giles 15 J. Egan 6 S. Ajayi 2 L. Coyle

27 R. Slater 20 A. Hadžiahmetović

22 K. Joseph 25 M. Crooks 21 J. Gelhardt

39 E. Destan

Bench D. Phillips , B. Akintola , C. Hughes , J. Ndala , L. Millar , A. Famewo , O. McBurnie , D. Gyabi , M. Belloumi

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-4-2 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

24 A. Bangura 3 M. Targett 5 A. Jones 2 C. Brittain

8 R. McGree 14 A. Gilbert 7 H. Hackney 11 M. Whittaker

9 T. Conway 13 D. Strelec

Bench J. McLaughlin , D. Burgzorg , M. Hamilton , Sverre Halseth Nypan , K. Sène , S. Silvera , George Edmundson , S. Hansen , G. McCormick

Form guide

Hull City at home

4–6–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 0.5 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 2.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Hull City vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Jan 25	Hull City v Middlesbrough	0–1
30 Nov 24	Middlesbrough v Hull City	3–1
10 Apr 24	Hull City v Middlesbrough	2–2
13 Dec 23	Middlesbrough v Hull City	1–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Hull City vs Middlesbrough head-to-head record