Hull City vs Birmingham City Match Analysis & Prediction
05/03/2024 10:45 pm
In a match between two sides at opposite ends of the Championship standings, playoff hopefuls Hull City will play host to relegation-threatened Birmingham City at the MKM Stadium on Tuesday night.
A victory at Deepdale against Preston North End on Saturday would have made it five straight away wins for Hull for the first time since 1966, but the Tigers were only able to grab a point in a goalless draw.
Three successive wins over Rotherham United, Huddersfield Town and Southampton meant that Hull burst into the playoff spots, while back-to-back draws against West Bromwich Albion and Preston since have allowed the Tigers to maintain control of the chasing pack.
With the visit of Leicester City scheduled for Saturday, Liam Rosenior’s side will be fully aware of how important Tuesday’s game is for their promotion dreams, with the Tigers currently just a point ahead of seventh-placed Norwich City.
Meanwhile, Birmingham were the victims of a last-gasp winner from Southampton substitute Joe Aribo at the weekend, as Blues’ record under the interim leadership of Mark Venus extended to back-to-back defeats, leaving the Second City club in a full-scale relegation battle.
With Stoke City, Queens Park Rangers and Millwall all collecting maximum points on Saturday, Birmingham are level on points with 21st-placed Huddersfield and 22nd-placed Potter, despite sitting in 20th place, although Blues have played a game fewer than all of their relegation rivals at this stage of the campaign.
Blues would be in even graver danger of Championship football if the league table was determined purely on away results, with Venus’ side collecting just 11 points from 17 league matches so far.
Hull City vs. Birmingham City Head to head
In the 26 previous meetings between these two teams, Hull have claimed 11 victories while Birmingham have won seven, and they have drawn in eight. Birmingham have scored 28 goals and conceded 42 in the process.
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16/10/2022Hull City0Birmingham City2Birmingham City
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30/12/2022Birmingham City0Hull City1Championship
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25/10/2023Birmingham City0Hull City2Championship
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06/01/2024Hull City1Birmingham City1FA Cup
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16/01/2024Birmingham City2Hull City1FA Cup
Hull City Team News
Hull could be without the services of striker Aaron Connolly on Tuesday, with the former Brighton & Hove Albion man missing the Preston draw due to a dead leg.
Abdulkadir Omur was dropped from the side at Deepdale due to fatigue, but the 24-year-old could return to the midfield at the expense of Regan Slater.
Hull City's Last 5 Matches
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13/02/2024Rotherham United1Hull City2Championship
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17/02/2024Huddersfield Town1Hull City2Championship
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20/02/2024Southampton1Hull City2Championship
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24/02/2024Hull City1West Bromwich Albion1Championship
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02/03/2024Preston North End0Hull City0Championship
Birmingham City Team News
Birmingham have ran into serious selection problems at centre-back after Dion Sanderson’s sending off at the weekend, paired with injuries to Krystian Bielik and Marc Roberts.
Although the latter could return in time for Tuesday’s match, Blues could have to field a defensive duo of Emanuel Aiwu and right-back Cody Drameh.
Birmingham City's Last 5 Matches
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09/02/2024Sheffield Wednesday2Birmingham City0Championship
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13/02/2024Birmingham City1Blackburn Rovers0Championship
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17/02/2024Birmingham City2Sunderland1Championship
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24/02/2024Ipswich Town3Birmingham City1Championship
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02/03/2024Birmingham City3Southampton4Championship
Hull City vs. Birmingham City: Odds and Predictions
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