Dion Sanderson's unavailability and the disruption of the Birmingham defence because of that makes Hull striker Estupinan an even trickier customer this weekend, something that could see the away side lose their clean sheet.
Hull's defensive record has been poor but Blues struggle to score away from home, only managing five in seven outings.
A share of the points would represent a satisfactory result for both teams on Sunday afternoon.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hull City win with a probability of 40.29%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 31.62% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.2%) and 2-0 (7.66%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (10.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.