Championship 25/26 · 18 Apr 2026

Hull City 1–1 Birmingham City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Hull City 39%, the draw 26%, Birmingham City 35%.

Hull City deserved more from the draw, creating 1.0 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ivor Pandur, 58.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Christoph Klarer +14.5, Jay Stansfield +9.9, Tomoki Iwata +8.3.

Well below it: Kai Wagner −25.2, John Egan −18.3, Paddy McNair −14.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

11 Apr 2026	L 1–2	at Sheffield United Championship
6 Apr 2026	D 0–0	v Coventry City Championship
3 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Oxford United Championship
21 Mar 2026	W 3–1	v Sheffield Wednesday Championship
14 Mar 2026	L 0–3	at West Bromwich Albion Championship

12 Apr 2026	W 2–0	v Wrexham Championship
6 Apr 2026	L 1–2	at Ipswich Town Championship
3 Apr 2026	L 0–1	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
21 Mar 2026	L 0–1	at Derby County Championship
14 Mar 2026	D 1–1	v Sheffield United Championship

18 Oct 2025	Birmingham City 2–3 Hull City Championship

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Ivor Pandur Goalkeeper	90	0	–	58.0	+7.4
Semi Ajayi Defender	90	0	0.26	45.0	+7.0
Joe Gelhardt Midfielder	75	1	0.13	40.4	+8.1
Kyle Joseph Forward	13	0	0.02	38.8	–
Matt Crooks Midfielder	90	0	–	31.0	−6.8
Amir Hadžiahmetović Midfielder	87	0	0.01	30.9	−2.1
Liam Millar Midfielder	75	0	0.13	30.7	+0.2
Lewis Koumas Forward	15	0	–	29.1	–
Mohamed Belloumi Midfielder	83	0	0.27	28.9	−9.2
Lewie Coyle Defender	90	0	–	28.5	+6.4
Yu Hirakawa Forward	17	0	–	27.3	–
Oliver McBurnie Forward	90	0	0.16	26.2	−11.5
Kieran Dowell Midfielder	15	0	–	24.5	–
Paddy McNair Defender	83	0	–	20.8	−14.6
John Egan Defender	90	0	–	16.1	−18.3
Ryan Giles Defender	17	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Christoph Klarer Defender	90	0	–	54.1	+14.5
James Beadle Goalkeeper	90	0	–	51.1	+2.1
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	90	1	0.17	42.1	+8.3
August Priske Forward	89	0	0.12	41.3	+4.7
Phil Neumann Defender	90	0	0.02	37.6	−3.5
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	63	0	0.03	37.3	+9.9
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder	1	0	–	36.1	–
Jhon Solís Midfielder	90	0	0.02	36.0	−1.6
Marvin Ducksch Forward	27	0	–	34.4	–
Carlos Vicente Midfielder	89	0	0.04	32.7	−1.6
Alex Cochrane Defender	1	0	–	32.1	–
Ethan Laird Defender	40	0	–	28.4	–
Ibrahim Osman Midfielder	63	0	0.06	23.7	−6.1
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	50	0	–	21.5	−7.3
Demarai Gray Midfielder	27	0	0.02	19.9	–
Kai Wagner Defender	90	0	–	2.3	−25.2