Hull City v Middlesbrough result

Full-time · Hull City 1–4 Middlesbrough

Championship · Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Hull City 1–4 Middlesbrough — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Middlesbrough won 4–1 at Hull City in the Championship on Friday 5 December. Middlesbrough have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Middlesbrough led 4–0 at half-time. The goals — Middlesbrough: David Strelec (9’, assisted by Morgan Whittaker), Alexander Gilbert (32’, assisted by Tommy Conway), Morgan Whittaker (35’, assisted by Alexander Gilbert) and Riley McGree (44’, assisted by A. Bangura); Hull City: Joseph Gelhardt (62’ pen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Hull City 1.04, Middlesbrough 1.29, from 5 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Dean Whitestone, England showed one yellow card — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Hull City: Regan Slater (58’).

What it changes

Hull City move down from fifth to ninth (19 league matches played). Hull City have scored 70 goals, the fifth-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Hull City have conceded 66 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Middlesbrough stay second after this result (19 league matches played). Middlesbrough have scored 72 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Middlesbrough have conceded 47 goals, the second-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Alexander Gilbert (Middlesbrough) 15.0, Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) 9.9 and Joseph Gelhardt (Hull City) 8.1 led the match.

Head-to-head

Middlesbrough are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Hull City.

Next up

Hull City next host Brighton on 21 November 2026.

Middlesbrough next host Bristol City on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Hull City: Hull City v Brighton, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough v Bristol City, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Hull City 1–4 Middlesbrough · Championship
Referee: Dean Whitestone, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Hull City 1 · draws 1 · Middlesbrough 4 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Hull City 2W 0D 3L · Middlesbrough 2W 2D 1L

Hull City 1–4 Middlesbrough (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 6.25

Corners

against 6 / 3.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 3.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 0.88

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.33 yellows

Referee · Dean Whitestone, England

25.33 fouls a game

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over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 29 November 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Hull City for / against	Line	Middlesbrough for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.5 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.38 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.63 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.5 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.88 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Dean Whitestone, England — 3.33 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 25.33 fouls over 6 matches.

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Hull City

Hull City Goalkeeper

Hull City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
I. Pandur	18	901620 min	573.2 /90	301.7 /90	10.1 /90

Hull City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
I. Pandur n 8	90	3.4 7/6

Hull City Defensive

Hull City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
R. Giles	18	871561 min	140.8 /90	90.5 /90	50.3 /90	281.6 /90	100.6 /90	30.2 /90
C. Hughes	16	901440 min	221.4 /90	181.1 /90	352.2 /90	885.5 /90	140.9 /90	20.1 /90
J. Egan	15	901346 min	201.3 /90	130.9 /90	161.1 /90	775.1 /90	80.5 /90	20.1 /90
L. Coyle	13	76982 min	111 /90	70.6 /90	40.4 /90	393.6 /90	100.9 /90	20.2 /90
J. Gelhardt	17	811371 min	191.2 /90	80.5 /90	00 /90	986.4 /90	120.8 /90	30.2 /90
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Hull City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Pandur n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
R. Giles n 8	83.4	0.5 2/2	0.1 1/0	A. Jones
J. Gelhardt n 8	87	0.9 4/3	1.9 7/5	T. Conway
R. Slater n 8	85.8	0.5 4/0	1 5/3	H. Hackney
C. Hughes n 8	90	1 6/2	0.9 5/1	—
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Hull City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Giles n 8	83.4	1.1 5/3
J. Gelhardt n 8	87	1.4 5/4
R. Slater n 8	85.8	1.4 7/3
C. Hughes n 8	90	1.4 5/5
K. Joseph n 8	76.8	0.9 6/0
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Hull City Attacking

Hull City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Joel Tshisanga Ndala	10	56563 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	40.6 /90	20.3 /90	30.5 /90	101.6 /90
E. Destan	6	46278 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	31 /90	20.6 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
M. Belloumi	6	30181 min	00 /90	21 /90	52.5 /90	42 /90	63 /90	21 /90
J. Gelhardt	17	811371 min	90.6 /90	20.1 /90	352.3 /90	241.6 /90	181.2 /90	271.8 /90
R. Slater	17	721227 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	50.4 /90	20.1 /90	141 /90	120.9 /90
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Hull City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Pandur n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Giles n 8	83.4	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
J. Gelhardt n 8	87	2.5 7/7	1.6 7/4
R. Slater n 8	85.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Hughes n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Hull City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hull City before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Pandur n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Giles n 8	83.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Gelhardt n 8	87	0.8 6/0	0.3 2/0
R. Slater n 8	85.8	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
C. Hughes n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Goalkeeper

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. Brynn	18	901620 min	301.7 /90	191.1 /90	10.1 /90

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Brynn n 8	90	2 3/3

Middlesbrough Defensive

Middlesbrough — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Jones	18	891599 min	301.7 /90	150.8 /90	191.1 /90	703.9 /90	171 /90	30.2 /90
C. Brittain	18	881584 min	231.3 /90	181 /90	20.1 /90	744.2 /90	201.1 /90	30.2 /90
L. Ayling	16	851362 min	291.9 /90	151 /90	151 /90	875.7 /90	110.7 /90	30.2 /90
M. Targett	15	751129 min	161.3 /90	191.5 /90	40.3 /90	403.2 /90	70.6 /90	10.1 /90
A. Bangura	1	9090 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	33 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Hackney n 8	85	1.7 7/5	1.1 5/1	R. Slater
T. Conway n 8	76	0.4 2/1	1.5 5/4	J. Gelhardt
S. Brynn n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
A. Jones n 8	87.5	0.9 5/1	0.4 3/0	R. Giles
C. Brittain n 8	90	1 4/3	0.9 5/2	—
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Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Hackney n 8	85	2.1 7/5
T. Conway n 8	76	0.6 4/0
A. Jones n 8	87.5	1.7 8/4
C. Brittain n 8	90	1 6/2
A. Morris n 8	60.5	2.2 5/4
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Middlesbrough Attacking

Middlesbrough — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Conway	19	761442 min	20.1 /90	10.1 /90	171.1 /90	90.6 /90	211.3 /90	90.6 /90
K. Sène	13	33423 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90
D. Strelec	11	48524 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	111.9 /90	50.9 /90	50.9 /90	71.2 /90
S. Silvera	10	69689 min	00 /90	00 /90	40.5 /90	10.1 /90	60.8 /90	70.9 /90
H. Hackney	19	841588 min	30.2 /90	40.2 /90	241.4 /90	80.5 /90	271.5 /90	251.4 /90
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Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Hackney n 8	85	2.3 8/4	0.7 3/2
T. Conway n 8	76	1.2 4/2	0.6 3/1
S. Brynn n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Jones n 8	87.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Brittain n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
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Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Middlesbrough before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Hackney n 8	85	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
T. Conway n 8	76	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Brynn n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Jones n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
C. Brittain n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 4/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Hull City		Middlesbrough
45%	Possession	55%
1.04	Expected goals (xG)	1.29
5	Shots	10
2	Shots on target	5
2	Shots off target	2
1	Blocked shots	3
4	Shots inside the box	5
2	Corners	5
2	Offsides	2
17	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
400	Passes	491
78%	Pass accuracy	84%

Hull City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
I. Pandur	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
L. Coyle	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.3
S. Ajayi	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.6
J. Egan	90	0	1	1	0	3	0	6
R. Giles	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.6
M. Crooks	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.2
R. Slater	75	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Gelhardt	74	1	2	1	0	2	0	6.9
E. Destan	65	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Hadžiahmetović	45	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
K. Joseph	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Hughes sub	45	0	1	0	1	0	0	7
M. Belloumi sub	45	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
L. Millar sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Gyabi sub	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Akintola sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Middlesbrough Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
S. Brynn	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
C. Brittain	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	6.9
A. Jones	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
M. Targett	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
H. Hackney	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.7
A. Gilbert	90	1	1	1	1	2	8	9
R. McGree	86	1	0	2	1	0	0	6.9
M. Whittaker	79	1	1	2	2	2	0	7.7
D. Strelec	79	1	0	2	1	0	1	6.9
A. Bangura	68	0	1	0	0	1	1	6.5
T. Conway	68	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
G. Edmundson sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Silvera sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Nypan sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Sène sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.5
D. Burgzorg sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Hull City v Middlesbrough — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Hull CityLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

MiddlesbroughDWDLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Hull City 1 · 1 draw · Middlesbrough 4 · 3.33 goals/game

2025-01-01 Hull City 0–1 Middlesbrough
2024-11-30 Middlesbrough 3–1 Hull City
2024-04-10 Hull City 2–2 Middlesbrough
2023-12-13 Middlesbrough 1–2 Hull City
2023-04-19 Middlesbrough 3–1 Hull City
2022-11-01 Hull City 1–3 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2025/26

Hull City#6 pos73 pts46 pl+4 GD

Middlesbrough#5 pos80 pts46 pl+25 GD

Goals per game

Hull City scored1.52

Middlesbrough scored1.57

Hull City conceded1.43

Middlesbrough conceded1.02

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Hull City and Middlesbrough?: In their last 6 meetings, Hull City won 1, Middlesbrough won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Hull City and Middlesbrough?: Recent form — Hull City 2W 0D 3L; Middlesbrough 2W 2D 1L.

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