Hull City vs Manchester United — Premier League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 17′Hull City, goal:1–0
- 34′Manchester United, yellow card:Foul
- 38′Hull City, goal:2–0assist
- 42′Hull City, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Manchester United, substitution:off
- 64′Hull City, substitution:off
- 64′Hull City, substitution:off
- 67′Manchester United, substitution:off
- 67′Manchester United, substitution:off
- 70′Hull City, substitution:off
- 71′Hull City, substitution:off
- 80′Manchester United, substitution:off
- 80′Manchester United, substitution:off
- 85′Hull City, substitution:off
- 90+6′Hull City, yellow card:Simulation
- Full-time2 – 0
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Hull City surge past Manchester United with first-half double
Hull City opened their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at MKM Stadium, both goals arriving inside the opening 38 minutes. The result lifted Sergej Jakirovic's side to second in the early table after one match, while Michael Carrick's United sit third without a win.
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Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi broke the deadlock in the 17th minute, and Hull doubled their advantage 21 minutes later when Nobel Mendy converted an assist from Regan Slater to make it 2-0. That scoreline held through half-time and remained unchanged for the rest of the contest, with neither side finding the net in the second period.
United dominated possession, holding the ball for 70 percent of the match and out-shooting Hull 16 to 8, yet both teams managed just four shots on target apiece. Hull's efficiency proved decisive, with Darren England taking charge of a game that also produced one yellow card for each side and nine fouls from the hosts against United's eight.
Mendy scored the second goal and finished with a rating of 7.9, level with goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis as Hull's top performer on the day.
Manchester United enjoyed 70 percent possession but could not convert their control of the ball into a positive result away at Hull.
Hull City beat Manchester United 2–0 (half-time 2–0).
Hull City met Manchester United in the Premier League (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 22 August 2026, 11:30 UTC at MKM Stadium. Referee: Darren England.
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Key moments
- 17' Goal: Semi Ajayi — 1–0
- 38' Goal: Nobel Mendy (assist: Regan Slater) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
Hull City (5-4-1)
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Hull City 8%, the draw 19%, Manchester United 73%. It finished Hull City 2–0 Manchester United.
Manchester United's rating gap outweighs Hull City's home ground — Manchester United are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top makes it one-sided for Manchester United. The draw at 19% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Manchester United at 73%?
Manchester United sit 529 points higher on our strength rating — 1507 to 2036. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.8% of 5,189 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Hull City's column. Across 10,641 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 9–15–76.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 73% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 19% and Hull City at 8%.
Why is the draw only 19%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 16.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,608. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Hull City are newly promoted — game 1 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. Last 6 between them: Hull City 1 win, 2 draws, Manchester United 3 wins. Most recently Manchester United 0–0 Hull City, 10 years ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5578 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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