FM Preview: Birmingham City v Hull City 17 Apr 2010

Last updated : 18 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Birmingham City v Hull City fixture

Hull City pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Tigers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 3 of the 26 games.

The previous match played between the two at St Andrew's was more than three years back, in September 2006, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Hull City 0 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM
2006/2007 Sat 24 Feb Hull City 2 - 0 Birmingham C. CHMP
2006/2007 Sat 09 Sep Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Hull City CHMP
1994/1995 Sat 04 Mar Hull City 0 - 0 Birmingham C. LGE1
1994/1995 Sat 24 Sep Birmingham C. 2 - 2 Hull City LGE1
1991/1992 Wed 01 Jan Birmingham C. 2 - 2 Hull City LGE1
1991/1992 Tue 03 Sep Hull City 1 - 2 Birmingham C. LGE1


Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

The away form of Hull City is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Tigers have conceded 18 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Birmingham C.'s 46 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Hull City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 27 points from their 33 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Birmingham C. 6 0 3 3 7 14 3
Hull City 6 1 0 5 7 16 3


FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the The Tigers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham C. Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Hull City Lost each of the previous 6 away matches.
Not won in previous 24 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.