FM Preview: Burnley v Hull City 31 Dec 2011

Last updated : 30 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burnley v Hull City fixture

Hull City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor 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 15 and win only 6 of the 26 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2010, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Hull City 2 - 3 Burnley Championship
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Hull City 0 - 1 Burnley Championship
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Burnley 4 - 0 Hull City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 10 Apr Hull City 1 - 4 Burnley Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Burnley 2 - 0 Hull City Premier League
2007/2008 Tue 04 Mar Hull City 2 - 0 Burnley Championship
2007/2008 Tue 06 Nov Burnley 0 - 1 Hull City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Burnley have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 7 conceded.

Hull City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Tigers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.

Burnley's 33 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Hull City's total of 39 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Burnley 6 5 0 1 13 4 15
Hull City 6 4 0 2 8 5 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Tigers could well see them head back from Turf Moor with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burnley 9 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 17 .
Hull City 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 13 outings ago.

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