FM Preview: Bristol City v Hull City 07 May 2011

Last updated : 06 May 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol City v Hull City fixture

Hull City pack their bags to visit Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 23 and win only 4 of the 36 games.

The previous match played between the two at Ashton Gate Stadium was more than three years back, in March 2008, the Robins carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2007/2008 Tue 27 Nov Hull City 0 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2004/2005 Sat 05 Feb Hull City 1 - 1 Bristol City League One
2004/2005 Sat 16 Oct Bristol City 3 - 1 Hull City League One
1995/1996 Tue 02 Apr Hull City 2 - 3 Bristol City League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 5 conceded.

Hull City's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.

Bristol City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 57 points from their 45 games played so far,

Hull City's 65 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol City 6 1 1 4 8 11 4
Hull City 6 2 3 1 10 9 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Hull City have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Bristol City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bristol City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Hull City Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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