FM Preview: Bristol City v Hull City 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol City v Hull City fixture

Hull City face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium 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 lose 24 and win only 4 of the 37 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2011, with Bristol City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
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

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Robins have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Hull City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Tigers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 5 points from their 7 games thus far.

Hull City lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 12 from their 7 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol City 6 1 2 3 4 6 5
Hull City 6 4 0 2 5 5 12

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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 4 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Hull City 5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.

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