Football news and preview: Middlesbrough favourites when Hull City visit

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 19.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Middlesbrough have been better than Hull City this season, but every fixture starts at 0-0. Here's all the intelligence you need prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough have the most scored goals (79) in Championship
  • Hull City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Championship. That game, against Blackburn Rovers, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Hull City.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

42 points is a decent return from 21 Championship games here at Riverside Stadium for Middlesbrough. The data says 12 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses.

Middlesbrough's previous game was also played at home, ending 5-1 versus Norwich City (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Sweet to taste a league win after three games without. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Middlesbrough played a great game against Norwich City and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. The attacking player Archer was named "man of the match" for Middlesbrough with the rating of 9.65/10. Archer scored two goals, signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.

2-2 away at Bristol City before that.

Some goal stats: A review of the 12 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them had at least one goal from each team.

Middlesbrough are not conceding a lot of goals here at Riverside Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 21 matches.

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Hull City form and stats

The visitors are W5-D9-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Hull has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as four in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?

189 minutes! That's how long the Hull City goalkeeper Karl Darlow and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Hull City are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Blackburn Rovers (placed 6th). The attacker Traoré got a match rating of 7.34 in that game. Traoré hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 18 successful passes (of 21 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Millwall.

Lacking goals? 8 of this club's latest 10 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

A quick return to home after this game, as Hull are hosting Watford in the Championship only three days away.

Hull City have scored 26 goals on their travels this season, from 21 away games in the league. 31 goals have been conceded by Hull in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Hull City - Middlesbrough 1-3. Middlesbrough-Hull City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Middlesbrough four wins, Hull City four wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MiddlesbroughC. Akpom
C. Akpom
27 goals
Hull CityO. Estupiñán Vallesilla
O. Estupiñán Vallesilla
13 goals
MiddlesbroughM. Forss
M. Forss
10 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Hull City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Hull City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
21 12 4 Won W 0 5 13
8 6 3 Drew D 5 9 14
13 3 0 Lost L 1 7 15
79 42 13 Scored S 2 26 48
51 17 5 Conceded C 3 31 57
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 76% 83%
83% 76% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 62% 69%
67% 57% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 43%
43% 33% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 26%
17% 19% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 24% 14%
64% 57% 71% BTTS BTTS 33% 52% 50%
24% 43% 29% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 29%
17% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 43% 38%
 
6 6.1 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.6 4.8
4.2 4.4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.6 5.4
1.9 1.9 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 1.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
12.5 12.2 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.4 10.6
4.3 4.7 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.2 3.1
44% 43% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 38% 36%
 
10.3 8.7 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 18.2 13.5 12.6
3.7 2.9 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.5 4.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Hull City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Middlesbrough have the fewest matches under the total-line (14) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have the most matches over the total-line (28) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have the most points from losing position (22) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have the most scored goals (79) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have the most scored goals in the second half (48) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 41 26 13 2 78 30 21 15 6 0 45 13 20 11 7 2 33 17 48 91
2 Sheffield United 41 24 7 10 64 36 20 13 3 4 40 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 28 79
3 Luton Town 42 20 14 8 53 36 21 9 8 4 29 20 21 11 6 4 24 16 17 74
4 Middlesbrough 42 21 8 13 79 51 21 12 6 3 42 17 21 9 2 10 37 34 28 71
5 Millwall 42 18 11 13 50 41 21 11 6 4 31 17 21 7 5 9 19 24 9 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 41 19 6 16 45 47 20 13 2 5 25 16 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 63
7 Coventry City 42 16 14 12 52 43 21 9 7 5 26 23 21 7 7 7 26 20 9 62
8 Preston North End 42 17 11 14 41 47 21 7 6 8 19 24 21 10 5 6 22 23 -6 62
9 Sunderland 42 16 13 13 60 51 21 7 7 7 30 30 21 9 6 6 30 21 9 61
10 Norwich City 42 17 10 15 55 47 21 8 5 8 27 23 21 9 5 7 28 24 8 61
11 West Bromwich Albion 41 16 12 13 52 45 21 10 7 4 28 17 20 6 5 9 24 28 7 60
12 Watford 42 15 14 13 51 47 21 10 6 5 32 20 21 5 8 8 19 27 4 59
13 Swansea City 42 15 11 16 57 59 21 9 4 8 31 28 21 6 7 8 26 31 -2 56
14 Bristol City 42 13 14 15 50 52 21 8 7 6 27 21 21 5 7 9 23 31 -2 53
15 Hull City 42 13 14 15 48 57 21 8 5 8 22 26 21 5 9 7 26 31 -9 53
16 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 54 49 21 6 5 10 25 25 21 8 5 8 29 24 5 52
17 Birmingham City 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 7 6 8 23 21 21 6 5 10 22 32 -8 50
18 Rotherham United 41 10 15 16 44 54 20 8 5 7 33 26 21 2 10 9 11 28 -10 45
19 Huddersfield Town 42 11 10 21 41 60 21 7 6 8 23 25 21 4 4 13 18 35 -19 43
20 Queens Park Rangers 42 11 10 21 40 67 21 6 4 11 20 32 21 5 6 10 20 35 -27 43
21 Cardiff City 41 11 9 21 34 50 21 6 6 9 18 21 20 5 3 12 16 29 -16 42
22 Reading 42 13 9 20 43 62 21 10 6 5 29 22 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 42
23 Blackpool 42 9 11 22 44 67 21 6 6 9 26 29 21 3 5 13 18 38 -23 38
24 Wigan Athletic 42 8 13 21 34 63 21 4 6 11 15 34 21 4 7 10 19 29 -29 34

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 41 26 13 2 78 30 21 15 6 0 45 13 20 11 7 2 33 17 48 91
2 Sheffield United 41 24 7 10 64 36 20 13 3 4 40 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 28 79
3 Luton Town 42 20 14 8 53 36 21 9 8 4 29 20 21 11 6 4 24 16 17 74
4 Middlesbrough 42 21 8 13 79 51 21 12 6 3 42 17 21 9 2 10 37 34 28 71
5 Millwall 42 18 11 13 50 41 21 11 6 4 31 17 21 7 5 9 19 24 9 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 41 19 6 16 45 47 20 13 2 5 25 16 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 63
7 Coventry City 42 16 14 12 52 43 21 9 7 5 26 23 21 7 7 7 26 20 9 62
8 Preston North End 42 17 11 14 41 47 21 7 6 8 19 24 21 10 5 6 22 23 -6 62
9 Sunderland 42 16 13 13 60 51 21 7 7 7 30 30 21 9 6 6 30 21 9 61
10 Norwich City 42 17 10 15 55 47 21 8 5 8 27 23 21 9 5 7 28 24 8 61
11 West Bromwich Albion 41 16 12 13 52 45 21 10 7 4 28 17 20 6 5 9 24 28 7 60
12 Watford 42 15 14 13 51 47 21 10 6 5 32 20 21 5 8 8 19 27 4 59
13 Swansea City 42 15 11 16 57 59 21 9 4 8 31 28 21 6 7 8 26 31 -2 56
14 Bristol City 42 13 14 15 50 52 21 8 7 6 27 21 21 5 7 9 23 31 -2 53
15 Hull City 42 13 14 15 48 57 21 8 5 8 22 26 21 5 9 7 26 31 -9 53
16 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 54 49 21 6 5 10 25 25 21 8 5 8 29 24 5 52
17 Birmingham City 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 7 6 8 23 21 21 6 5 10 22 32 -8 50
18 Rotherham United 41 10 15 16 44 54 20 8 5 7 33 26 21 2 10 9 11 28 -10 45
19 Huddersfield Town 42 11 10 21 41 60 21 7 6 8 23 25 21 4 4 13 18 35 -19 43
20 Queens Park Rangers 42 11 10 21 40 67 21 6 4 11 20 32 21 5 6 10 20 35 -27 43
21 Cardiff City 41 11 9 21 34 50 21 6 6 9 18 21 20 5 3 12 16 29 -16 42
22 Reading 42 13 9 20 43 62 21 10 6 5 29 22 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 42
23 Blackpool 42 9 11 22 44 67 21 6 6 9 26 29 21 3 5 13 18 38 -23 38
24 Wigan Athletic 42 8 13 21 34 63 21 4 6 11 15 34 21 4 7 10 19 29 -29 34

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.