Hull City — Manchester United 2:0

Hull City

2:0

Manchester United

EPL · 22 Aug 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score2:0

Home xG1.50Hull City

Away xG1.78Manchester United

Expected points1.21 : 1.56

Who deserved it

Manchester United created more (1.78 xG against 1.50) and left with nothing.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Hull City	2	1.50	+0.5	1.21
Manchester United	0	1.78	−1.8	1.56

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
16'	Semi Ajayi	Hull City	0.71
37'	Nobel Mendy	Hull City	0.53	Regan Slater

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
16'	Semi Ajayi	Hull City	0.71	goal, from a corner
37'	Nobel Mendy	Hull City	0.53	goal, header, from a set piece
28'	Patrick Dorgu	Manchester United	0.44	off target

Shots: Hull City 8, Manchester United 21; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 3 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Hull City 1.70, Manchester United 0.78: a clear edge for Hull City. In the second half xG was Hull City 0.10, Manchester United 0.99: a clear edge for Manchester United. The edge in chances passed from Hull City to Manchester United. Manchester United scored 0 from 1.78 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.