England - ChampionshipData current as of 23 July 2026

Hull City vs Birmingham City: match statistics

Hull City crest
Hull City
1 : 1half-time 1:0
Birmingham City crest
Birmingham City

Hull City vs Birmingham City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Hull City play Birmingham City in Championship (England). The match date is 18 April 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Hull City: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Birmingham City: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Hull City scores 1.49 and concedes 1.35 goals per match. Birmingham City scores 1.24 and concedes 1.22. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Hull City 61%, Birmingham City 57%. Over 2.5: Hull City 61%, Birmingham City 46%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Birmingham City has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.28. Hull City: 11.1 shots per match, Birmingham City: 13.6.

Match halves

Hull City: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.67. Birmingham City: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Hull City: 31-45+ (15 goals). Birmingham City: 16-30 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

I back the home win (1). Hull have scored 64 goals this season versus Birmingham’s 51, and at home they average 1.52 goals per match compared to just 0.76 goals for Birmingham away, giving the hosts a clear attacking edge. Hull register 3.95 on-target shots and 11.62 total shots at home with a conversion rate of 13%, whereas the visitors average only 2.38 on-target, 9.71 total shots and an 8% conversion on the road, so chance quality and finishing favor Hull. Birmingham lose 62% of their away matches and fail to score in 43% of away fixtures, while Hull win 48% of home matches and are goalless in only 24% of home games, indicating greater home stability. In the last 5 matches Hull have scored 5 goals and average 1.0 point per game, Birmingham 4 goals and 0.8 points; with xG 1.32 for Hull versus 1.10 for Birmingham I estimate probabilities of 65% for Hull, 20% for a draw and 15% for the visitors.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
Hull CityBirmingham City
14Shots11
Hull CityBirmingham City
3Shots on target5
Hull CityBirmingham City
1.39xG1.46
Hull CityBirmingham City
2Corners6
Hull CityBirmingham City
40Dangerous attacks56
Hull CityBirmingham City
9Fouls16
Hull CityBirmingham City
4Cards4
Hull CityBirmingham City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Hull CityBirmingham City
1.49Goals scored / match1.24
Hull CityBirmingham City
1.35Goals conceded / match1.22
Hull CityBirmingham City
45%Average possession54%
Hull CityBirmingham City
4.06Shots on target / match4.13
Hull CityBirmingham City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.1Shots per match13.61
Hull CityBirmingham City
4.06Shots on target4.13
Hull CityBirmingham City
13.4%Shot conversion9.1%
Hull CityBirmingham City
45%Possession54%
Hull CityBirmingham City
1.28xG for1.51
Hull CityBirmingham City
1.63xG against1.23
Hull CityBirmingham City

Shooting quality

Hull City: Counter-attackingBirmingham City: Balanced
Hull CityBirmingham City
Accuracy (shots on target)37%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Birmingham City is 10% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Hull City · 2.2 pts / match - Birmingham City

Hull City
LWDWW
Season result split
47% W22% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-11-15
1.63 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-6-7
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Birmingham City
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
37% W28% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-13-16
1.39 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-5-13
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Hull City is 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.49 goals / match - Hull City · 1.24 goals / match - Birmingham City

Birmingham City is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.35 goals / match - Hull City · 1.22 goals / match - Birmingham City

Hull City scoring profile: very strong

Hull City scores in 82% of matches (40 of 49 matches), while Birmingham City keeps a clean sheet in 22% (10 of 46 matches).

Birmingham City scoring profile: very strong

Birmingham City scores in 76% of matches (35 of 46 matches), while Hull City keeps a clean sheet in 29% (14 of 49 matches).

73Goals scored (season)57
Hull CityBirmingham City
66Goals conceded (season)56
Hull CityBirmingham City
2.84Average goals in match2.46
Hull CityBirmingham City
6Goals scored (last 5)8
Hull CityBirmingham City
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
Hull CityBirmingham City

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal76%
Hull CityBirmingham City
49%2 goals33%
Hull CityBirmingham City
16%3 goals9%
Hull CityBirmingham City
2%4 goals7%
Hull CityBirmingham City

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal78%
Hull CityBirmingham City
43%2 goals28%
Hull CityBirmingham City
16%3 goals15%
Hull CityBirmingham City
4%4 goals0%
Hull CityBirmingham City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time22%
Hull CityBirmingham City
12%BTTS in both halves7%
Hull CityBirmingham City
35%Scored in both halves17%
Hull CityBirmingham City

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Hull CityBirmingham City
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Hull CityBirmingham City
40%BTTS - last 580%
Hull CityBirmingham City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Hull CityBirmingham City
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
Hull CityBirmingham City
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Hull CityBirmingham City

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Hull CityBirmingham City
49%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Hull CityBirmingham City
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
Hull CityBirmingham City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Hull City is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.51 pts / match - Hull City · 1.2 pts / match - Birmingham City

Hull City - half-time state
35% leading47% draw18% trailing
Birmingham City - half-time state
30% leading28% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.51Points per match (1st half)1.2
Hull CityBirmingham City
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.63
Hull CityBirmingham City
0.65Goals conceded (1st half)0.74
Hull CityBirmingham City
1.47Average goals (1st half)1.37
Hull CityBirmingham City
55%Clean sheet before half-time43%
Hull CityBirmingham City
39%No goal before half-time54%
Hull CityBirmingham City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.35Points per match (2nd half)1.35
Hull CityBirmingham City
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
Hull CityBirmingham City
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.48
Hull CityBirmingham City
1.37Average goals (2nd half)1.09
Hull CityBirmingham City
49%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Hull CityBirmingham City
45%No goal after half-time52%
Hull CityBirmingham City

Hull City - second-half results

33% W37% R31% P
74
Half-time points
40
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
66
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.51
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Birmingham City - second-half results

30% W43% R26% P
55
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
62
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Hull City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Birmingham City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.60.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Hull City
ScoredConceded
11
7
0-15
14
13
16-30
15
12
31-45
9
10
46-60
11
9
61-75
13
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Birmingham City
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
11
12
16-30
8
12
31-45
9
8
46-60
8
7
61-75
11
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (11 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+89%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Hull City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Birmingham City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Hull CityLigaBirmingham City
Average goals in match 2.842.59 2.46
Both teams scored 61%57% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%50% 46%
Clean sheets 29%25% 22%
Goal before half-time 76%71% 80%
Goal after half-time 82%76% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+16%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Hull City 1 - 0 - 0 Birmingham City. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Birmingham City FC
2 : 3
Hull City AFC

FAQ

What was the result of Hull City vs Birmingham City?

The Championship match finished Hull City 1:1 Birmingham City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Hull City vs Birmingham City?

Hull City score 1.49 goals per game on average and Birmingham City 1.24. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Hull City's matches and 57% of Birmingham City's.

What form are Hull City and Birmingham City in?

Over the last 5 games Hull City have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Birmingham City 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Hull City vs Birmingham City?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.