Middlesbrough vs Hull City match stats & report

0–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 24 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Ref Leigh Doughty, England

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Middlesbrough lost to Hull City 0–1 in the Championship on 29 December 2025. Expected goals finished 1.47–0.29. Middlesbrough had 71% of the ball.

Middlesbrough vs Hull City match statistics

MiddlesbroughHull City

71% Ball possession 29%
1.47 Expected goals (xG) 0.29
23 Total shots 4
5 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 2
10 Blocked shots 1
13 Shots inside the box 3
10 Corners 2
11 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 4
520 Passes 225
86% Pass accuracy 73%
0 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card B. Akintola Hull City
12' Goal D. Gyabi (assist K. Joseph) Hull City
15' Yellow card C. McCarthy Hull City
58' Yellow card J. Egan Hull City
64' Yellow card K. Joseph Hull City
78' Yellow card S. Hansen Middlesbrough

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-2-2-2 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

24 A. Bangura 3 M. Targett 12 L. Ayling 2 C. Brittain

14 A. Gilbert 16 A. Browne

7 H. Hackney 11 M. Whittaker

9 T. Conway 20 K. Sène

Bench J. McLaughlin , D. Burgzorg , M. Hamilton , A. Morris , Sverre Halseth Nypan , S. Silvera , S. Hansen , G. McCormick , A. Kanté

Hull City

Confirmed 3-5-2 Sergej Jakirovic

1 I. Pandur

23 A. Famewo 15 J. Egan 4 C. Hughes

3 R. Giles 24 D. Gyabi 27 R. Slater 25 M. Crooks 2 L. Coyle

19 J. Ndala 22 K. Joseph

Bench D. Phillips , L. Millar , O. McBurnie , B. Akintola , A. Hadžiahmetović , E. Destan , S. Ashbee , K. Palmer , C. McCarthy

Form guide

Middlesbrough at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Hull City away

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough vs Hull City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
5 Dec 25	Hull City v Middlesbrough	1–4
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 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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