FM Preview: Burnley v Hull City 28 Sep 2010

Last updated : 27 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burnley v Hull City fixture

Hull City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday evening, 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 6 of the 25 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2009, with Burnley running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 10 AprHull City1 - 4BurnleyPREM
2009/2010Sat 31 OctBurnley2 - 0Hull CityPREM
2007/2008Tue 04 MarHull City2 - 0BurnleyCHMP
2007/2008Tue 06 NovBurnley0 - 1Hull CityCHMP
2006/2007Sat 30 DecHull City2 - 0BurnleyCHMP
2006/2007Sat 14 OctBurnley2 - 0Hull CityCHMP
2005/2006Sat 15 AprHull City0 - 0BurnleyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Burnley are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Clarets, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to Burnley, Hull City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Tigers have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Burnley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 12 points from their 8 games so far. Hull City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 11 points from their 8 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burnley6222668
Hull City6213677

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Burnley Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Hull City 6 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.