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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 5 Dec 2025

Hull City 1–4 Middlesbrough

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.2
Actual xG
1.0 – 0.2
Goals
1 – 4

Footybot made Hull City favourites at 40%.

Middlesbrough won although Hull City made the better chances (1.0 xG to 0.2): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Alexander Gilbert, 53.6 in 90′.

Well below it: Ivor Pandur −14.1, Semi Ajayi −13.8, Joe Gelhardt −9.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Hull City

29 Nov 2025W 2–1at Stoke City Championship
25 Nov 2025L 0–2v Ipswich Town Championship
22 Nov 2025L 2–3at Queens Park Rangers Championship
8 Nov 2025W 3–2v Portsmouth Championship
4 Nov 2025L 1–2at Derby County Championship

Middlesbrough

29 Nov 2025W 2–1v Derby County Championship
25 Nov 2025L 2–4v Coventry City Championship
22 Nov 2025D 1–1at Oxford United Championship
8 Nov 2025W 2–1v Birmingham City Championship
4 Nov 2025D 1–1at Leicester City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Hull City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
John Egan Defender90000.0845.7+1.3
Charlie Hughes Defender45000.0442.2−0.8
Regan Slater Midfielder7500–39.2−0.9
Ivor Pandur Goalkeeper9000–39.1−14.1
Joe Gelhardt Midfielder74100.8738.4−9.7
Lewie Coyle Defender9000–37.8+1.6
Darko Gyabi Midfielder1600–35.5–
Enis Destan Forward6600–34.6–
David Akintola Forward1500–33.6–
Ryan Giles Defender9000–32.6−0.9
Kyle Joseph Forward4500–31.2−8.9
Semi Ajayi Defender9000–28.2−13.8
Liam Millar Midfielder2400–20.0–

Middlesbrough

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alexander Gilbert Midfielder90110.0553.6–
George Edmundson Defender2200–50.3–
Matt Targett Defender9000–44.6+2.0
Tommy Conway Forward6801–41.0−0.4
Alfie Jones Defender9000–36.8−9.3
Morgan Whittaker Midfielder79110.1936.5−3.6
Delano Burgzorg Forward800–35.7–
Callum Brittain Defender9000–35.3−5.1
Sverre Nypan Midfielder1100–17.0–