MIDDLESBROUGH. Hull City beats Middlesbrough 1-0 after K. Lewis-Potter scored just 1 goal (74′). Middlesbrough was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer with the support of Mark Dwyer and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 12 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 151 Attack 77
  • 66 Dangerous attack 31
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 62% while Hull City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Hull City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Hull City shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (M. Crooks, M. Tavernier and A. Connolly). Talking about the opposition, Hull City received 5 yellow cards (S. McLoughlin, R. Slater, R. Smallwood, G. Honeyman and G. Docherty).

Match Timeline

16'
26'
Sean McLoughlin- Yellow
35'
42'
Regan Slater- Yellow
63'
Josh Coburn- sub ->F. Balogun
63'
70'
74'
75'
80'
81'
Greg Docherty- sub ->R. Smallwood
81'
Aaron Connolly- Yellow
85'
88'
89'
Greg Docherty- Yellow

Standings

After playing this contest, Middlesbrough will stay with 62 points to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Hull City will have 44 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 15th of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (4 draws).

Hull City will host Cardiff City on the 15th of April with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Hull City (4 draws).

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Joe Lumley 1.England
5.8
D
A. Dijksteel 2.Suriname
6.5
D
Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland
6.6
D
Dael Fry 6.England
6.8
35'
M
M. Bola 27.England
7.0
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
7.1
M
Matt Crooks 25.England
6.1
63' 16'
M
Marcus Tavernier 7.England
8.2
70'
M
Riley McGree 48.Australia
6.4
F
Folarin Balogun 47.England
6.2
63'
F
Aaron Connolly 26.Republic of Ireland
7.2
81'
Substitutes
G
Luke Daniels 28.England
D
S. Bamba 22.Côte d'Ivoire
7.0
35'
D
Lee Peltier 14.England
M
J. Léa Siliki 23.Cameroon
F
Josh Coburn 37.England
6.4
63'
F
Andraz Sporar 11.Slovenia
F
Duncan Watmore 18.England
6.7
63'

Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: .

Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of S. Bamba (injured).

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: D. Fry for S. Bamba (35′), M. Crooks for D. Watmore (63′) and F. Balogun for J. Coburn (63′).

Hull City – Formation

Hull City
G
Matt Ingram 1.England
7.4
D
Alfie Jones 5.England
6.8
D
Sean McLoughlin 17.Republic of Ireland
7.2
26'
D
Jacob Greaves 4.England
7.8
M
Brandon Fleming 21.England
6.8
M
7.2
81' 80'
M
Ryan Longman 16.England
7.1
88'
M
Regan Slater 27.England
6.5
42'
F
George Honeyman 10.England
6.4
85'
F
6.8
75'
F
Keane Lewis-Potter 11.England
7.2
74'
Substitutes
G
Nathan Baxter 13.England
D
Callum Elder 3.Australia
88'
D
Di'Shon Bernard 24.Jamaica
M
Greg Docherty 8.Scotland
6.1
81' 89'
M
T. Huddlestone 23.England
F
Marcus Forss 44.Finland
F
Tyler Smith 22.England
6.4
75'

Hull City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Shota Arveladze played with: .

Substitutions

Hull City made 3 changes: A. Sayyadmanesh for T. Smith (75′), R. Smallwood for G. Docherty (81′) and R. Longman for C. Elder (88′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​