FM Preview: Bolton Wanderers v Hull City 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bolton Wanderers v Hull City fixture

Hull City pack their bags to visit Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Way on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tigers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 13 occasions, and draw 7, from the 21 games played.

The previous match played between the two at Burnden Way was more than three years back, in December 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 01 Sep Hull City 3 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. Championship
2009/2010 Tue 29 Dec Bolton Wdrs. 2-2 Hull City Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 22 Aug Hull City 1 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 16 May Bolton Wdrs. 1 - 1 Hull City Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 08 Nov Hull City 0 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. Premier League
1998/1999 Tue 22 Sep Hull City 2 - 3 Bolton Wdrs. League Cup
1998/1999 Tue 15 Sep Bolton Wdrs. 3 - 1 Hull City League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

The away form of Hull City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Tigers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.

Bolton Wanderers find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 32 matches.

Hull City are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 62 points from the 33 games they have played so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bolton Wanderers 6 1 3 2 6 7 6
Hull City 6 4 0 2 6 3 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Tigers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Burnden Way with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bolton Wanderers Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hull City Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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