- Founded 1904
- Stadium MKM Stadium
- Manager Sergej Jakirovic
- Competition Premier League 2026-27
- Goals 8
- Goals Conceded 7
- Yellow Cards 22
- Total Red Cards
Hull Squawka Score ratings 2026/27
Nobody expected this. Hull beat Manchester United 2-0 on the opening weekend, won at Coventry, kept a clean sheet against Aston Villa and drew 2-2 at Chelsea before losing narrowly at Newcastle. Sergej Jakirović’s side go into the international break eighth on eight points, with three clean sheets from five. Below, we take a look at Hull’s most-used XI so far and how each player has performed, based on the Squawka Score rating system.
The Squawka Score is a metric developed to assess a player’s performance relative to other players in the same position. It is shown as a percentage, and it is worth knowing that 66% is average rather than 50% – a 70% is a good afternoon and 85% or above marks out one of the best players on the pitch. Each score is calculated from a range of per-90-minute statistics, taking in the obvious numbers such as goals and assists alongside some more obscure ones that are far more position-specific. A player’s season figure is simply the average of his match ratings.
GK: Konstantinos Tzolakis – 75% – The reason Hull are eighth. Seventeen saves, four goals conceded, three clean sheets and a penalty saved from five full games, along with six completed sweeper actions and 38 progressive passes. Only James Trafford has rated higher among goalkeepers this season.
RWB: Lewie Coyle – 57% – The captain has played in all five but managed only 351 minutes, and the numbers are modest: nine duels won to 12 lost, three tackles won and next to nothing going forward. A functional presence in a back five that does its defending collectively.
RCB: Semi Ajayi – 65% – A goal, 16 clearances, 18 duels won and 11 possessions regained in his own third. He carries a genuine threat from set pieces with 0.86 xG, the highest of any Hull defender, though one big chance missed came with it.
CB: John Egan – 63% – Thirty-nine clearances is the most of any Hull player by some distance, along with five blocked shots, 18 duels won and six interceptions. Eight passes into the final third in five games tells you exactly what his job is, and he does it.
LCB: Nobel Mendy – 67% – The best-rated defender in the back five. Twenty-five clearances and four blocked shots in only four starts, plus a goal from four shots. Hull have conceded once with him on the pitch across 253 minutes.
LWB: Ryan Giles – 63% – A quite extraordinary creative return from wing-back: 44 passes into the penalty area, the most of any player in the league, along with eight chances created, three of them clear-cut, and 1.01 xA. An error leading to a goal is the one blemish.
RM: Mohamed Belloumi – 68% – Hull’s most productive attacker. Two goals and two assists from 13 shots, with 28 passes into the penalty area, nine interceptions and eight tackles won. Seven fouls and eight occasions beaten one-on-one are the cost of how much ground he covers on both sides of the ball.
RCM: Matt Crooks – 52% – The lowest rating in the side. Three starts have brought three yellow cards, five fouls, five occasions dribbled past and one pass into the penalty area. There has been very little to point to beyond five tackles won.
LCM: Regan Slater – 60% – An assist and six chances created, two of them clear-cut, from five starts, with 21 duels won to 12 lost and 31 passes into the final third. He also takes five of the corners. Steady rather than spectacular.
LM: Elliot Stroud – 52% – Four starts, one chance created, three shots without a goal and six fouls in 253 minutes. The 21-year-old has found the step up hard, and the left side is where Hull most obviously need reinforcement.
ST: Oli McBurnie – 61% – Leading the line alone is a thankless job and McBurnie has done it for 442 minutes, winning 25 aerial duels and contesting 90 in total, more than any other player at the club. An assist, six chances created and 1.39 xG, but three big chances missed and no goals yet.
Hull’s set-piece specialists:
- Penalties: Oli McBurnie
- Free-kicks: Ryan Giles, Regan Slater
- Corners: Mohamed Belloumi, Regan Slater, Ryan Giles
Belloumi has taken six of Hull’s corners, with Slater on five and Giles four, and Mohamed-Ali Cho and Joe Gelhardt one apiece. Hull have not had a direct free-kick at goal or been awarded a penalty yet this season.
Hull FAQs
How have Hull started the 2026/27 season?
Excellently. Hull are eighth on eight points from five games, with two wins, two draws and one defeat, and have kept three clean sheets. They beat Manchester United 2-0 on the opening weekend.
Who is Hull’s best player this season?
Goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis on 75%, with 17 saves, three clean sheets and a penalty save. Mohamed Belloumi leads the outfield players on 68%.
Where did Hull finish in the 2025/26 Championship season?
Hull finished sixth in the Championship last season, sealing their spot on the final day. They then went on to secure promotion through the play-offs.
Who is the Hull manager?
Sergej Jakirović is Hull’s current manager, having taken over at the start of the 2025/26 season.
Who is the current Hull captain?
Lewie Coyle is Hull’s current captain, continuing in the role he held through promotion.
Will Hull play in Europe in 2026/27?
As one of the newly-promoted clubs, Hull will not be playing in Europe in 2026/27.