Hull vs Birmingham Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 18 Apr 2026

Championship Betting Preview: Hull vs Birmingham

Play-off hopefuls Hull meet Birmingham at MKM Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 18 April.

Taking Hull 0.0 at -141 on the Asian Handicap could be the way forward. We get a nice return if they manage to beat Birmingham and the added bonus of money back if the game is drawn.

Hull City were defeated in their last game. Away from home, they suffered a 2-1 loss against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. The Tigers had just 33% possession and recorded five shots on target, while Oli McBurnie scored the goal.

Birmingham City have suffered four straight losses on the road. Their most recent appearance was a 2-0 home victory over Wrexham at St Andrew's. The West Midlands side were restricted to 46% possession and recorded seven shots on goal, while Carlos Vicente and Christoph Klarer were on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 3-2 away win for Hull at St Andrew's when they last played Birmingham. The past 10 H2H games have seen four Hull triumphs, two Birmingham wins and four draws.

Championship		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
6	Hull	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	70:66	73
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	57:56	64

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Hull have 4 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 10.4 attempts. Sergej Jakirovic's team have averaged 44.1% possession and 3.8 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.4 goals from 4.6 shots on goal, 13.2 attempts and 6.4 corners.

Oli McBurnie, Matt Crooks, Joe Gelhardt and Lewis Koumas are joint-top scorers with 2 goals on the board. Kyle Joseph is the top assists maker with 3.

Birmingham have won 3, lost 6 and drawn 1, with an average of 4.4 shots on goal, 10.1 attempts and 0.8 goals. Blues average 52.9% possession, 5.3 corners awarded and 4.5 corners against, while 1.3 goals have been conceded from 11.6 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal.

Carlos Vicente and Marvin Ducksch have top scored with 3, while Christoph Klarer is next on 1. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Kai Wagner, Seung-Ho Paik and Ibrahim Osman who have all made 1.

Confirmed Lineups

Hull confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ivor Pandur (GK), Lewie Coyle, Semi Ajayi, John Egan, Paddy McNair, Amir Hadziahmetovic, Matt Crooks, Mohamed Belloumi, Joe Gelhardt, Liam Millar, Oli McBurnie.

Birmingham confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): James Beadle (GK), Bright Osayi-Samuel, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Kai Wagner, Jhon Solis, Tomoki Iwata, Carlos Vicente, Jay Stansfield, Ibrahim Osman, August Priske.

Hull vs Birmingham Prediction & Betting Tips

The Hull vs Birmingham betting tips feature sharp analysis across major markets, including a key match prediction, our best corners bet, player prop picks, correct score guidance and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

Hull are available at odds of -141 and that can be taken with confidence when it comes to Asian Handicap 0.0 for this Championship game. We believe the home team can claim a victory.

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Key Hull vs Birmingham league stats:

• The 0.0 line hasn’t been covered by Birmingham in 4 consecutive games on the road.
• The 0.0 line hasn’t been covered by Birmingham in 16 of their last 20 games on the road.
• The 0.0 line hasn’t been covered by Birmingham in 7 of their last 10 games.
• The 0.0 line hasn’t been covered by Birmingham in 8 of their last 10 games against Hull.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Hull 1 - 0 Birmingham

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Matt Crooks to Score +390

Matt Crooks (Hull) has registered two goals in his past seven Championship matches. Based on the stats, we think that odds of +390 are really appealing when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Matt Crooks Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+410

First

+1000

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Corners Prediction

Birmingham Under 4.5 Corners -102

Birmingham have had under 4.5 corners in three consecutive away matches, with Hull conceding under 4.5 corners in the previous six home games. There are odds of -102 when it comes to this Team Corners bet and we can see Birmingham fall short of the line here.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Hull

Total

10.20 3.80 6.40

Home

9.60 5.40 4.20

Away

11.70 3.40 8.30

Birmingham

Total

9.80 5.30 4.50

Home

10.40 6.60 3.80

Away

9.70 4.60 5.10

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-133

Under 9.5

-106

Hull Corners

Over 4.5

-127

Under 4.5

-111

Birmingham Corners

Over 4.5

-132

Under 4.5

-109

Most Corners

1

+102

X

+650

2

-103

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Hull vs Birmingham Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The bookmakers have priced up the Full-Time Result odds and Hull City are +143 to come out on top, while Birmingham City are +185. The draw is available at +230 if you expect the clash to finish level.

There’s a Half-Time Result market should you wish to predict the outcome at the break. Birmingham are +240 here and the draw is +114, with Hull on offer at +195.

The Total Goals market is a great option and Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds right now. BTTS betting is always a warm order and you can bet Yes at -141 on the Both Teams to Score market.

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Full-Time Result

1

+143

X

+230

2

+185

Half-Time Result

1

+195

X

+114

2

+240

Double Chance

1X

-263

12

-333

X2

-192

Draw No Bet

1

-141

2

-102

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.25

+107

2 Hcp +0.25

-139

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-127

Over 2.5

-106

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-141

No

+102

Joe Gelhardt is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +500, while you can get similar odds if you want him to score the last goal.

Joe Gelhardt (Hull)

First

+195

Anytime

+500

Oliver McBurnie (Hull)

First

+230

Anytime

+575

August Priske (Birmingham)

First

+250

Anytime

+650

Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham)

First

+270

Anytime

+700

Demarai Gray (Birmingham)

First

+290

Anytime

+750

Mohamed Bachir Belloumi (Hull)

First

+310

Anytime

+750

Jay Stansfield (Birmingham)

First

+310

Anytime

+800

Liam Millar (Hull)

First

+320

Anytime

+800

Kyle Joseph (Hull)

First

+340

Anytime

+900

Yu Hirakawa (Hull)

First

+380

Anytime

+950

David Akintola (Hull)

First

+400

Anytime

+1100

Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Lewis Koumas (Hull)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Carlos Vicente (Birmingham)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Matt Crooks (Hull)

First

+410

Anytime

+1000

Patrick Roberts (Birmingham)

First

+480

Anytime

+1200

Toby Collyer (Hull)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Darko Gyabi (Hull)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Alex Cochrane (Birmingham)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham)

First

+800

Anytime

+2200

Jhon Solís (Birmingham)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Tommy Doyle (Birmingham)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Seung-ho Paik (Birmingham)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Stats: Championship matches only
Hull have four defeats, three victories and three draws in the last 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.30 goals per game and conceding 1.70.

It’s now been four straight Birmingham defeats on the road. Blues have six defeats, three wins and one draw in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 0.80 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

Hull were involved in a 1-1 draw when last meeting Birmingham at MKM Stadium. It’s been three Hull wins, two draws and one Birmingham victory in the past 6 H2H meetings at MKM Stadium.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Hull Home Stats		3-3-4	3.00	1.30	1.70	7	3	6	4
Birmingham Away Stats		3-1-6	2.30	0.80	1.50	5	5	3	7

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Hull vs Birmingham Lineups & Team News

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