Hull City supporters put their faith in manager G. McCann to deliver victory against Birmingham City

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: KCOM Stadium (25400 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Hull City - Birmingham City latest:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Hull City form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Hull City at their home stadium (KCOM Stadium) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at KCOM Stadium.

The home team returns to KCOM Stadium after sharing the points with Charlton Athletic (placed 17th) on their last time out; the Championship game ended 2-2. Heartbreak before that as Hull City lost 0-2 at Leeds United's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Hull City handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D3-L0.

The Hull City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Hull City have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Birmingham City form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Birmingham City so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).

Birmingham City failed to get anything from their last game, a Championship home match vs West Bromwich Albion (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 2-3. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Queens Park Rangers.

We have checked recent matches where Birmingham City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were W3-D4-L12.

Birmingham City have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Birmingham City have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 Hull City victories, 2 draws and 2 Birmingham City wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hull CityJ. Bowen
J. Bowen
16 goals
Hull CityK. Grosicki
K. Grosicki
6 goals
Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
5 goals

Hull City missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hull City Birmingham City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 11 22
8 5 1 Won W 0 3 8
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
8 4 2 Lost L 3 6 10
34 18 6 Scored S 4 11 24
31 14 6 Conceded C 10 19 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 68%
68% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 45% 41%
36% 45% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 27% 18%
5% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 27% 18%
59% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 50%
23% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 18%
18% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 32%
 
5 5.4 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 6.7 4.4 5.5
6.2 5.6 6.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 6.1 5
1.8 1.6 2.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 1.9
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
283 145 50 Total Shots T S 40 118 273
91 48 13 Shots on Target S O 10 31 81
37% 38% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 35% 30%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hull City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 22 14 7 1 45 23 10 6 4 0 28 15 12 8 3 1 17 8 22 49
2 Leeds United 22 14 5 3 35 13 11 7 3 1 18 7 11 7 2 2 17 6 22 47
3 Preston North End 22 11 4 7 35 27 12 9 2 1 29 13 10 2 2 6 6 14 8 37
4 Brentford 22 11 3 8 33 17 11 6 3 2 19 7 11 5 0 6 14 10 16 36
5 Sheffield Wednesday 22 10 6 6 33 20 10 5 4 1 12 7 12 5 2 5 21 13 13 36
6 Fulham 22 10 5 7 33 24 11 6 2 3 21 13 11 4 3 4 12 11 9 35
7 Bristol City 22 9 8 5 34 32 11 4 4 3 16 14 11 5 4 2 18 18 2 35
8 Nottingham Forest 21 9 7 5 27 21 10 4 2 4 10 11 11 5 5 1 17 10 6 34
9 Blackburn Rovers 22 10 4 8 30 28 11 6 3 2 15 10 11 4 1 6 15 18 2 34
10 Swansea City 22 9 7 6 29 27 12 5 2 5 16 15 10 4 5 1 13 12 2 34
11 Millwall 22 8 9 5 28 28 10 5 4 1 16 11 12 3 5 4 12 17 0 33
12 Cardiff City 22 8 8 6 34 32 10 7 2 1 18 9 12 1 6 5 16 23 2 32
13 Queens Park Rangers 22 9 4 9 35 42 11 4 3 4 19 22 11 5 1 5 16 20 -7 31
14 Hull City 22 8 6 8 34 31 11 5 2 4 18 14 11 3 4 4 16 17 3 30
15 Birmingham City 22 8 4 10 24 31 11 5 2 4 13 12 11 3 2 6 11 19 -7 28
16 Derby County 22 6 8 8 21 28 12 5 5 2 14 9 10 1 3 6 7 19 -7 26
17 Charlton Athletic 22 6 6 10 28 30 12 4 3 5 15 14 10 2 3 5 13 16 -2 24
18 Reading 21 6 5 10 25 27 10 4 0 6 14 16 11 2 5 4 11 11 -2 23
19 Huddersfield Town 22 5 7 10 24 34 11 2 4 5 10 14 11 3 3 5 14 20 -10 22
20 Middlesbrough 22 4 9 9 19 31 11 4 4 3 9 10 11 0 5 6 10 21 -12 21
21 Luton Town 22 6 2 14 28 46 10 4 2 4 16 16 12 2 0 10 12 30 -18 20
22 Stoke City 22 5 3 14 24 35 12 3 2 7 14 18 10 2 1 7 10 17 -11 18
23 Wigan Athletic 22 4 6 12 20 35 11 4 3 4 11 14 11 0 3 8 9 21 -15 18
24 Barnsley 22 3 7 12 29 45 12 3 5 4 21 24 10 0 2 8 8 21 -16 16

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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 West Bromwich Albion 22 14 7 1 45 23 10 6 4 0 28 15 12 8 3 1 17 8 22 49
2 Leeds United 22 14 5 3 35 13 11 7 3 1 18 7 11 7 2 2 17 6 22 47
3 Preston North End 22 11 4 7 35 27 12 9 2 1 29 13 10 2 2 6 6 14 8 37
4 Brentford 22 11 3 8 33 17 11 6 3 2 19 7 11 5 0 6 14 10 16 36
5 Sheffield Wednesday 22 10 6 6 33 20 10 5 4 1 12 7 12 5 2 5 21 13 13 36
6 Fulham 22 10 5 7 33 24 11 6 2 3 21 13 11 4 3 4 12 11 9 35
7 Bristol City 22 9 8 5 34 32 11 4 4 3 16 14 11 5 4 2 18 18 2 35
8 Nottingham Forest 21 9 7 5 27 21 10 4 2 4 10 11 11 5 5 1 17 10 6 34
9 Blackburn Rovers 22 10 4 8 30 28 11 6 3 2 15 10 11 4 1 6 15 18 2 34
10 Swansea City 22 9 7 6 29 27 12 5 2 5 16 15 10 4 5 1 13 12 2 34
11 Millwall 22 8 9 5 28 28 10 5 4 1 16 11 12 3 5 4 12 17 0 33
12 Cardiff City 22 8 8 6 34 32 10 7 2 1 18 9 12 1 6 5 16 23 2 32
13 Queens Park Rangers 22 9 4 9 35 42 11 4 3 4 19 22 11 5 1 5 16 20 -7 31
14 Hull City 22 8 6 8 34 31 11 5 2 4 18 14 11 3 4 4 16 17 3 30
15 Birmingham City 22 8 4 10 24 31 11 5 2 4 13 12 11 3 2 6 11 19 -7 28
16 Derby County 22 6 8 8 21 28 12 5 5 2 14 9 10 1 3 6 7 19 -7 26
17 Charlton Athletic 22 6 6 10 28 30 12 4 3 5 15 14 10 2 3 5 13 16 -2 24
18 Reading 21 6 5 10 25 27 10 4 0 6 14 16 11 2 5 4 11 11 -2 23
19 Huddersfield Town 22 5 7 10 24 34 11 2 4 5 10 14 11 3 3 5 14 20 -10 22
20 Middlesbrough 22 4 9 9 19 31 11 4 4 3 9 10 11 0 5 6 10 21 -12 21
21 Luton Town 22 6 2 14 28 46 10 4 2 4 16 16 12 2 0 10 12 30 -18 20
22 Stoke City 22 5 3 14 24 35 12 3 2 7 14 18 10 2 1 7 10 17 -11 18
23 Wigan Athletic 22 4 6 12 20 35 11 4 3 4 11 14 11 0 3 8 9 21 -15 18
24 Barnsley 22 3 7 12 29 45 12 3 5 4 21 24 10 0 2 8 8 21 -16 16

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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.