Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Premier League Matchday 3 · Saturday 5 September 2026 · MKM Stadium, Hull · referee M. Oliver · full time
Full time: Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa
Hull City and Aston Villa drew 0-0 in Premier League Matchday 3 on Saturday 5 September 2026 at MKM Stadium.
How the match unfolded
No goals at MKM Stadium: Hull City and Aston Villa cancelled each other out over ninety minutes.
The referee, M. Oliver, showed 2 yellow cards: 2 to Hull City and 0 to Aston Villa.
Hull City: S. Jakirović, 5-4-1 · Aston Villa: U. Emery Etxegoien, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.31 for Hull City and 0.70 for Aston Villa.
Hull City scored about 1.3 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Hull City had 4 shots on target, Aston Villa 1.
Aston Villa had 74% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Hull City came into it with 5 Premier League matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.05 expected goals for and 1.44 against, and had won 40% of their matches.
Aston Villa came into it with 5 Premier League matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 0.93 expected goals for and 1.77 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Hull City vs Aston Villa: the match in numbers
| Hull City | Match statistics | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| 26% | Ball possession | 74% |
| 1.31 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.70 |
| 11 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 1 | Big chances | 2 |
| 229 | Total passes | 694 |
| 73% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 10 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 16 | Tackles | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Hull City
- Mohamed Belloumi 7.6
- Ryan Giles 7.4
- Nobel Mendy 7.3
- Regan Slater 7.2
- Konstantinos Tzolakis 7.1
Aston Villa
- Zion Suzuki 7.8
- Ross Barkley 7.3
- Victor Lindelöf 7.3
- Tyrone Mings 7.2
- Boubacar Kamara 7.1
The lowest-rated starter was John McGinn at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Hull City: Hull City vs Everton Sunday 11 October 2026 · Premier League
- Aston Villa: Aston Villa vs Brentford Saturday 10 October 2026 · Premier League
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Questions about Hull City vs Aston Villa
What was the score in Hull City vs Aston Villa?
Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa (half-time 0-0), Premier League, Saturday 5 September 2026.
Who scored in Hull City vs Aston Villa?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Hull City vs Aston Villa correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Hull City vs Aston Villa?
Zion Suzuki, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Hull City vs Aston Villa?
M. Oliver.
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