Middlesbrough vs Hull City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Middlesbrough play Hull City in Championship (England). The match date is 29 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Middlesbrough: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Hull City: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Middlesbrough scores 1.49 and concedes 1.02 goals per match. Hull City scores 1.49 and concedes 1.35. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Middlesbrough 55%, Hull City 61%. Over 2.5: Middlesbrough 53%, Hull City 61%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Middlesbrough has higher xG: 1.79 vs 1.28. Middlesbrough: 16.2 shots per match, Hull City: 11.1.

Match halves

Middlesbrough: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.76. Hull City: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Middlesbrough: 31-45+ (17 goals). Hull City: 31-45+ (15 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

2 H2H matches: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

71Possession (%)29
MiddlesbroughHull City
23Shots4
MiddlesbroughHull City
5Shots on target1
MiddlesbroughHull City
2.49xG0.49
MiddlesbroughHull City
10Corners2
MiddlesbroughHull City
97Dangerous attacks21
MiddlesbroughHull City
11Fouls11
MiddlesbroughHull City
2Cards4
MiddlesbroughHull 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.

MiddlesbroughHull City
1.49Goals scored / match1.49
MiddlesbroughHull City
1.02Goals conceded / match1.35
MiddlesbroughHull City
59%Average possession45%
MiddlesbroughHull City
4.84Shots on target / match4.06
MiddlesbroughHull City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

16.24Shots per match11.1
MiddlesbroughHull City
4.84Shots on target4.06
MiddlesbroughHull City
9.2%Shot conversion13.4%
MiddlesbroughHull City
59%Possession45%
MiddlesbroughHull City
1.79xG for1.28
MiddlesbroughHull City
1.17xG against1.63
MiddlesbroughHull City

Shooting quality

Middlesbrough: DominantHull City: Counter-attacking
MiddlesbroughHull City
Accuracy (shots on target)30%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.37

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.

Hull City is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Middlesbrough · 2 pts / match - Hull City

Middlesbrough
WDDLL
Season result split
45% W31% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-15-12
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-7-5
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
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 away (W-D-L)
11-5-8
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%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.

Middlesbrough is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.02 goals / match - Middlesbrough · 1.35 goals / match - Hull City

Middlesbrough scoring profile: strong

Middlesbrough scores in 73% of matches (36 of 49 matches), while Hull City keeps a clean sheet in 29% (14 of 49 matches).

Hull City scoring profile: very strong

Hull City scores in 82% of matches (40 of 49 matches), while Middlesbrough keeps a clean sheet in 29% (14 of 49 matches).

73Goals scored (season)73
MiddlesbroughHull City
50Goals conceded (season)66
MiddlesbroughHull City
2.51Average goals in match2.84
MiddlesbroughHull City
8Goals scored (last 5)6
MiddlesbroughHull City
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
MiddlesbroughHull City

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal82%
MiddlesbroughHull City
45%2 goals49%
MiddlesbroughHull City
18%3 goals16%
MiddlesbroughHull City
10%4 goals2%
MiddlesbroughHull City

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal71%
MiddlesbroughHull City
22%2 goals43%
MiddlesbroughHull City
6%3 goals16%
MiddlesbroughHull City
2%4 goals4%
MiddlesbroughHull 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

14%BTTS at half-time31%
MiddlesbroughHull City
4%BTTS in both halves12%
MiddlesbroughHull City
22%Scored in both halves35%
MiddlesbroughHull City

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS55%
MiddlesbroughHull City
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
MiddlesbroughHull City
60%BTTS - last 540%
MiddlesbroughHull 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

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
MiddlesbroughHull City
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
MiddlesbroughHull City
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
MiddlesbroughHull City

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
MiddlesbroughHull City
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time49%
MiddlesbroughHull City
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
MiddlesbroughHull 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 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / match - Middlesbrough · 1.51 pts / match - Hull City

Middlesbrough - half-time state
35% leading39% draw27% trailing
Hull City - half-time state
35% leading47% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)1.51
MiddlesbroughHull City
0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.82
MiddlesbroughHull City
0.45Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
MiddlesbroughHull City
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.47
MiddlesbroughHull City
63%Clean sheet before half-time55%
MiddlesbroughHull City
53%No goal before half-time39%
MiddlesbroughHull City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)1.35
MiddlesbroughHull City
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
MiddlesbroughHull City
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
MiddlesbroughHull City
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.37
MiddlesbroughHull City
51%Clean sheet after half-time49%
MiddlesbroughHull City
51%No goal after half-time45%
MiddlesbroughHull City

Middlesbrough - second-half results

29% W43% R29% P
70
Half-time points
36
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
63
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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.

Middlesbrough - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
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

* 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.

Middlesbrough
ScoredConceded
9
7
0-15
10
10
16-30
17
5
31-45
13
6
46-60
13
8
61-75
11
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (17 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Middlesbrough

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-19.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
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.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.65
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

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.
124%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
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%

* 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

MiddlesbroughLigaHull City
Average goals in match 2.512.59 2.84
Both teams scored 55%57% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%50% 61%
Clean sheets 29%25% 29%
Goal before half-time 69%71% 76%
Goal after half-time 73%76% 82%

^ 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

Recent meetings (2): Middlesbrough 1 - 0 - 1 Hull City. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Middlesbrough vs Hull City?

The Championship match finished Middlesbrough 0:1 Hull City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Hull City?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Middlesbrough won 1, Hull City won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

Middlesbrough score 1.49 goals per game on average and Hull City 1.49. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Middlesbrough's matches and 61% of Hull City's.

What form are Middlesbrough and Hull City in?

Over the last 5 games Middlesbrough have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Hull City 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Middlesbrough vs Hull 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.