FootyMAD's Hull City match preview

Last updated : 27 November 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester City v Hull City fixture

Man. City prepare to entertain Hull City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 7 wins out of 10 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2008, with Man. City annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Fri 26 DecMan. City5-1Hull CityPREM
2008/2009Sun 16 NovHull City2 - 2Man. CityPREM
1988/1989Sat 21 JanMan. City4 - 1Hull CityCHMP
1988/1989Sat 27 AugHull City1 - 0Man. CityCHMP
1987/1988Wed 02 MarMan. City2 - 0Hull CityCHMP
1987/1988Tue 29 SepHull City3 - 1Man. CityCHMP
1985/1986Wed 11 DecMan. City2 - 0Hull CityFLLM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 19 goals for the Sky Blues, with 10 goals against.

In complete contrast to Man. City, Hull City are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Tigers have hit 4 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Man. City's total of 21 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Hull City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 14 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man. City61501398
Hull City62228108

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Man. City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Sky Blues. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Man. City Unbeaten in the last 11 home games.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Hull City Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.