Hull City 1-1 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 18 Apr 2026
Hull City and Birmingham drew 1-1 in the EFL Championship on 18 April 2026 at MKM Stadium, Hull. Joseph Gelhardt, Tomoki Iwata got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Hull City have won 2 and Birmingham 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-024'
- 29'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 50'
- 55'Argument
- 55'Argument
- 63'
- 63'
- 67'Time wasting
- 75'
- 75'
- 1-177'
- 83'
- 83'
- 85'Foul
- 86'Foul
- 87'
- 88'Foul
- 90+5'
- 90+5'
- 90+8'Time wasting
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Hull City
- 7.5Mohamed BelloumiM
- 7.5Joseph GelhardtM
- 7.2Matt CrooksM
- 7.2Semi AjayiD
- 7.2Lewie CoyleD
- 6.9Liam MillarM
- 6.7Kyle JosephF
- 6.6Amir HadziahmetovicM
- 6.6Ryan GilesD
- 6.5John EganD
- 6.5Lewis KoumasF
- 6.3Oliver McBurnieF
- 6.3Kieran DowellM
- 6.3Yu HirakawaF
- 6.3Patrick McNairD
- 6.3Ivor PandurG
Birmingham
- 7.9Tomoki IwataM
- 7.6Christoph KlarerD
- 7.3James BeadleG
- 6.9Ethan LairdD
- 6.9Carlos VicenteM
- 6.6Jhon SolisM
- 6.5Kai WagnerD
- 6.5Demarai GrayF
- 6.3Marvin DuckschF
- 6.3Jay StansfieldM
- 6.3Ibrahim OsmanM
- 6.3Bright Osayi-SamuelD
- 6.2Phil NeumannD
- 6.0August PriskeF
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Hull City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Hull CitySergej Jakirovic
Substitutes
- 3Ryan Giles83'D6.6
- 23Akinlolu FamewoD
- 26Kieran Dowell85'75'M6.3
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 8E. MatazoM
- 22Kyle Joseph87'F6.7
- 36Lewis Koumas75'F6.5
- 4Charlie HughesD
- 13Yu Hirakawa83'F6.3
BirminghamChris Davies
Substitutes
- 8Paik Seung-Ho90+5'M
- 10Demarai Gray86'63'F6.5
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 21Ryan AllsopG
- 33M. Ducksch63'F6.3
- 16Patrick RobertsM
- 20Alexander Cochrane90+5'D
- 2Ethan Laird50'D6.9
- 7Thomas DoyleM
Team statistics
44%Possession56%
0.93Expected goals (xG)0.45
14Total shots11
3Shots on target5
6Shots off target4
5Blocked shots2
2Corners6
3Offsides1
9Fouls16
4Yellow cards4
4Goalkeeper saves2
0.17Goals prevented0.17
291Total passes370
178Accurate passes272
61%Pass accuracy74%
Hull City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Belloumi | 83 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Joseph Gelhardt | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Matt Crooks | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Semi Ajayi | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Lewie Coyle | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Liam Millar | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Kyle Joseph | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Amir Hadziahmetovic | 87 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Giles | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| John Egan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Koumas | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Oliver McBurnie | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Kieran Dowell | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Yu Hirakawa | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Patrick McNair | 83 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ivor Pandur | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.9 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| James Beadle | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Ethan Laird | 40 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Carlos Vicente | 89 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Jhon Solis | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Kai Wagner | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Demarai Gray | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Marvin Ducksch | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jay Stansfield | 63 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ibrahim Osman | 63 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 50 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Phil Neumann | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| August Priske | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Hull CityLDDWL
- L11 Apr 26ASheffield Utd1-2
- D06 Apr 26HCoventry0-0
- D03 Apr 26AOxford United1-1
- W21 Mar 26HSheffield Wednesday3-1
- L14 Mar 26AWest Brom0-3
Head-to-head
- 18 Oct 25Birmingham2-3Hull City
- 05 Mar 24Hull City1-1Birmingham
- 16 Jan 24Birmingham2-1Hull City
- 06 Jan 24Hull City1-1Birmingham
- 25 Oct 23Birmingham0-2Hull City
- 30 Dec 22Birmingham0-1Hull City
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