Championship · 2025Sat, 23 May 2026, 14:30 UTCFull timeWembley StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricHull CityMiddlesbrough
Shots9 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match0 shots/match
Expected goals0.71 xG/match0.78 xG/match
Possession32%68%
Corners1 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match2 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Middlesbrough's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Hull City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Middlesbrough show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Middlesbrough's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

11.1 shots/matchShotsHull City · Middlesbrough16.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricHull CityMiddlesbroughBaseline
Shots11.1 shots/match16.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against14.6 shots/match10.3 shots/match12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Hull City's recent record differs from the season

weak

Hull City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.49 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1.49 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Middlesbrough have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.2%PossessionHull City · Middlesbrough59.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricHull CityMiddlesbroughBaseline
Possession45.2%59.7%50.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Hull City
0Draws
1Middlesbrough
MiddlesbroughHull City · Championship01
Hull CityMiddlesbrough · Championship14

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Hull City favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Middlesbrough in 8 · 5 too close

1.49 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 49/491.49 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 49/491 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 49/491.49 xG/match
1.65 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 49/490.92 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 48/4816.2 shots/match
14.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 48/4810.3 shots/match
4.02 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 48/484.79 shots/match
4.63 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 48/483.25 shots/match
45.2%Possessionseason · 48/4859.7%
4.48 corners/matchCornersseason · 48/486.83 corners/match
5.88 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 48/484.17 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 48/489.44 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
29%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 49/4929%
82%Scoring frequencyseason · 49/4973%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Hull City18.8
Middlesbrough97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Hull City47.3
Middlesbrough86.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Hull City18.7
Middlesbrough95.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Hull City39.6
Middlesbrough85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Hull City72.9
Middlesbrough6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 49%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Hull City22.9
Middlesbrough97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Hull City39.6
Middlesbrough70.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.61 xG/match
10.2 shots/matchShots5/516.8 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
40%Possession5/556.2%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/55.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
8.2 fouls/matchFouls5/58.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.4 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goals10/102.01 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots10/1019.8 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target10/105.4 shots/match
43.6%Possession10/1058.5%
4.2 corners/matchCorners10/108.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls10/108.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

49 / 49 matches
1.49 goals/matchGoals scored49/491.49 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed49/491 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals49/491.49 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots48/4816.2 shots/match
4.02 shots/matchShots on target48/484.79 shots/match
45.2%Possession48/4859.7%
4.48 corners/matchCorners48/486.83 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls48/489.44 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

25 / 25 matches
1.44 goals/matchGoals scored25/251.56 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed25/251.24 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals25/251.45 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots24/2415.1 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on target24/244.42 shots/match
47.8%Possession24/2458.8%
4.33 corners/matchCorners24/245.88 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls24/249.71 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

11.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/110.8 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples49 / 49home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 23 May 2026, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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