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Hull City vs Birmingham — live score & stats

Hull City against Birmingham in the Championship (England) on 18th April 2026. Both sides' Elo ratings and recent form, the lineups, the head-to-head record and the best prices on the match are all on this page, refreshing live through the game.

Live score, Elo ratings, form and every key stat from this Championship clash.

Full time1:1HT 1–0

Match Timeline

24'
Hull CityJ. Gelhardt⚽
Normal Goal
29'
Hull CityPaddy McNair🟨
Yellow Card
50'
BirminghamB. Osayi-Samuel🔄
Substitution 1 → E. Laird
55'
Hull CitySemi Ajayi🟨
Yellow Card
55'
BirminghamJay Stansfield🟨
Yellow Card
63'
BirminghamI. Osman🔄
Substitution 2 → D. Gray
63'
BirminghamJ. Stansfield🔄
Substitution 3 → M. Ducksch
67'
Hull CityJoe Gelhardt🟨
Yellow Card
75'
Hull CityJ. Gelhardt🔄
Substitution 1 → K. Dowell
75'
Hull CityL. Millar🔄
Substitution 2 → L. Koumas
77'
BirminghamT. Iwata⚽
Normal Goal
83'
Hull CityP. McNair🔄
Substitution 3 → R. Giles
83'
Hull CityM. Belloumi🔄
Substitution 4 → Y. Hirakawa
85'
Hull CityKieran Dowell🟨
Yellow Card
86'
BirminghamDemarai Gray🟨
Yellow Card
87'
Hull CityA. Hadziahmetovic🔄
Substitution 5 → K. Joseph
88'
BirminghamPhil Neumann🟨
Yellow Card
90+5'
BirminghamC. Vicente🔄
Substitution 4 → Paik Seung-Ho
90+5'
BirminghamA. Priske🔄
Substitution 5 → A. Cochrane
90+8'
BirminghamMarvin Ducksch🟨
Yellow Card

Match Statistics

3Shots on Goal5
6Shots off Goal4
14Total Shots11
5Blocked Shots2
9Shots insidebox5
5Shots outsidebox6
9Fouls16
2Corner Kicks6
3Offsides1
44Ball Possession56
4Yellow Cards4
4Goalkeeper Saves2
288Total passes369
176Passes accurate272
61Passes %74
0.95expected_goals0.45
0goals_prevented0

Form & key stats

Last 10 matches, all competitions

Hull CityHull City

4W 2D 4L1.40 pts/game

BirminghamBirmingham

3W 1D 6L1.00 pts/game

Per game

Hull City at home vs Birmingham away

The stronger figure on each row is highlighted. Both teams to score is a shared stat, so neither side takes the highlight.

Elo ratings

Before the match · within Championship

Overall edge
+53Hull City
Venue edge
+101Hull City
Rating period
Match snapshot
Hull City versus Birmingham: long term Elo, before the match
Hull CityHull CityHomeRatingBirminghamBirminghamAway
Strength
1,527Overall1,474
1,482Match venue1,381
1,482At home1,538
1,539Away1,381
Attack & defence
1,493Attack1,427
1,515Defence1,540
1,477Home attack1,477
1,498Away attack1,377
1,487Home defence1,582
1,545Away defence1,464
Match profile
1,575Goal environment1,530
1,537Home goals1,507
1,538Away goals1,523
1,475Possession1,520
Specialist ratings
1,465Set-piece attack1,544
1,466Set-piece defence1,543
1,525Close games1,468
1,520Winning margin1,475

The venue row sets Hull City at home against Birmingham on the road, which is the most telling comparison for this exact game. The higher number on each row is highlighted.

Match profile rows describe how the game is likely to flow, not who is stronger. A high goal environment points to an open, high-scoring contest; possession shows who tends to keep the ball.

Starting Lineups

Hull CityHull City1:1

Starting XI

1Ivor PandurG
37Paddy McNairD
25Matt CrooksM
7Liam MillarM
9Oli McBurnieF
15John EganD
20Amir HadžiahmetovićM
21Joe GelhardtM
6Semi AjayiD
10Mohamed BelloumiM
2Lewie CoyleD

BirminghamBirmingham1:1

Starting XI

25James BeadleG
31Kai WagnerD
24Tomoki IwataM
17Ibrahim OsmanM
29August PriskeF
4Christoph KlarerD
14Jhon SolísM
28Jay StansfieldM
5Phil NeumannD
23Carlos VicenteM
26Bright Osayi-SamuelD