In this week 19 match, on Tuesday Nov 1st, Hull City hosts Middlesbrough in a clash of the Championship. In Hull City’s last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Birmingham City. Troy Deeney scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 14th minute on a penalty kick, then Juninho Bacuna added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Tahith Chong In the end, Hull City couldn’t muster any offence and Birmingham City ran away with the shutout win. Hull City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while middlesbrough is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers on an own goal in the 4th minute, then Sam Gallagher added another in the 17th minute. Middlesbrough looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Hull City won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Middlesbrough hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Chuba Akpom and Duncan Watmore, and they each have 1 goal. Oscar Estupiñan and Dimitris Pelkas are the top scorers for Hull City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.