BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City and Hull City didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury with the help of Derek Eaton and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.4 degrees Celsius or 32.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 3 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 98
- 54 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Birmingham City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Hull City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Birmingham City to win the match.
Birmingham City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hull City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Hull City received 1 yellow card (A. Jones).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Birmingham City will have 41 points to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Hull City will have 38 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will host Middlesbrough on the 15th of March with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Hull City will play away agasint Coventry City on the 16th of March with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Coventry City (2 draws).
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
56'
Birmingham City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Neil Etheridge , Nico Gordon , Marc Roberts , Kristian Pedersen , Jordan Graham , Gary Gardner , Juninho Bacuna , Ivan Šunjić , Onel Hernández , Tahith Chong and Lyle Taylor .
The home team had on the bench: Taylor Richards , Connal Trueman, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Teden Mengi, Jordan James, Ryan Woods and Scott Hogan.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 2 changes: I. Sunjic for R. Woods (56′) and J. Bacuna for T. Richards (69′).
Best player: Marc Roberts
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Marc Roberts.
His rating is with 35 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Hull City – Formation
Hull City
46'
Hull City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Shota Arveladze played with: Matt Ingram , Alfie Jones , Sean McLoughlin , Jacob Greaves , Ryan Longman , Richard Smallwood , Greg Docherty , Brandon Fleming , George Honeyman , Keane Lewis-Potter and Tom Eaves .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Di’Shon Bernard, Marcus Forss , Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Tom Huddlestone, Harvey Cartwright, Regan Slater and Callum Elder.
Substitutions
Hull City made 3 changes: T. Eaves for M. Forss (66′), R. Longman for R. Slater (84′) and G. Docherty for T. Huddlestone (85′).
Best player: Brandon Fleming
The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Brandon Fleming.
His rating is with 27 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Derby County – 2-0
- Barnsley – Fulham – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Hull City – 0-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Bristol City – 0-1
- Blackpool – Swansea City – 1-0
- Cardiff City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Coventry City – Sheffield United – 4-1
- Millwall – Middlesbrough – 0-0
- Nottingham Forest – Reading – 4-0
- Peterborough United – Stoke City – 2-2
