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Middlesbrough vs Hull City
29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Leigh DoughtyChampionship 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MiddlesbroughMin
Hull City- 6′⇄
Cathal McCarthy
Substitution
Off: Ryan Giles
- 12′⚽
Darko Gyabi 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Kyle Joseph
Left foot shot
- 15′
Cathal McCarthy
Yellowcard
Foul
- 30′
Babajide David Akintola
Yellowcard
- 32′
Sergej Jakirović
Yellowcard
- 58′
John Egan
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Delano Burgzorg
Substitution
Off: Kaly Sène
59′ - ⇄
Sontje Hansen
Substitution
Off: Alex Gilbert
59′ - ⇄
Aidan Morris
Substitution
Off: Alan Browne
59′ - 64′
Kyle Joseph
Yellowcard
Foul
- 68′⇄
Amir Hadziahmetovic
Substitution
Off: Joel Ndala
- 68′⇄
Liam Millar
Substitution
Off: Akin Famewo
- 75′⇄
Oliver McBurnie
Substitution
Off: Kyle Joseph
Luke Ayling
Yellowcard
Argument
76′- 76′⇄
Kasey Palmer
Substitution
Off: Lewie Coyle
Sontje Hansen
Yellowcard
Foul
78′- ⇄
Sverre Nypan
Substitution
Off: Tommy Conway
85′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.09 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.31 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 7.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6.44 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.55 | |
| 59 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.46 | |
| 59 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.78 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6.44 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 7.63 | |
| 59 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.01 | |
| 85 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
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| 31 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6.74 | |
| 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.59 | |
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| 31 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5.96 | |
| 31 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7.29 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Middlesbrough
Latest: Blackburn Rovers · 0–0
Match stats
26 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Blackburn Rovers · 2025/2026
Hull City
Latest: Sheffield Wednesday · 2–2
Match stats
26 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Sheffield Wednesday · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Middlesbrough’s ground: 14 previous meetings, 9 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Hull City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Hull City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Middlesbrough
Hull City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Middlesbrough
Hull City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Middlesbrough
Hull City
Previous meetings
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