FM Preview: Hull City v Bristol City 19 Apr 2013

Last updated : 18 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hull City v Bristol City fixture

Bristol City face a trip to Hull City at The Circle on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 20 and win only 7 of the 37 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Circle was just last season, in February 2012, with Hull City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 27 Oct Bristol City 1 - 2 Hull City Championship
2011/2012 Sat 11 Feb Hull City 3-0 Bristol City Championship
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Bristol City 1 - 1 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Bristol City 3 - 0 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 18 Dec Hull City 2 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 24 May Bristol City 0 - 1 Hull City Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2)
2007/2008 Sat 01 Mar Bristol City 2 - 1 Hull City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Hull City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Tigers in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Bristol City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Robins have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hull City are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 77 points from the 43 games they have played so far.

Bristol City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 43 games have yielded only 40 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hull City 6 3 0 3 5 5 9
Bristol City 6 0 1 5 4 12 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Robins are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Hull City. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hull City 10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 16 .
Bristol City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 11 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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