Match Preview: Hull City v Birmingham City (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Hull City face Birmingham City on Tuesday seeking to protect their long unbeaten run in the Championship.

The Tigers are unbeaten in five, with three wins and two draws, ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off.

They face a Birmingham team who have won just two and lost three over the same number of games.

In the last 10 years, Hull and Birmingham have played each other on 15 occasions. Hull won seven of them, Birmingham four, and they drew four times.

On average, the Tigers scored 1.7 goals and the Blues 1.1 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on January 16, when Birmingham won 2-1 at home.

With 41 goals in 34 games so far this season, Birmingham are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.2 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 55 goals at a rate of 1.6 per game.

Hull, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game. They have conceded 1.2 goals per game.

Birmingham City are 20th in the table after 34 games, of which they have won 10 and drawn eight, earning 38 points.

Hull City are 14 places ahead of the Blues in sixth, with 16 wins and eight draws putting them on 56 points.

Hull’s last match was on Saturday, a 0-0 draw against Preston North End.

Birmingham lost 4-3 against Southampton last time out, also on Saturday, with Jay Stansfield, Juninho Bacuna and Koji Miyoshi on the scoresheet.

Tuesday’s match will be refereed by Keith Stroud, who has taken charge of 18 Championship games so far this season, issuing one red card and booking 87 players. He has awarded two penalties.

The last Hull game Stroud refereed was a 3-0 home win against Cardiff City on December 16. His last Birmingham match was their 3-0 loss away at Leeds United on January 1.

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Hull City v Birmingham City
Championship | The MKM Stadium
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 @ 7.45pm

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