FM Preview: Hull City v Blackpool 02 Oct 2012

Last updated : 01 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hull City v Blackpool fixture

Hull City prepare to entertain Blackpool at The Circle on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tigers are clearly on top, winning 50.98% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Circle was just last season, in August 2011, with Blackpool inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tigers in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Fri 02 Mar Blackpool 1 - 1 Hull City Championship
2011/2012 Fri 05 Aug Hull City 0-1 Blackpool Championship
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Hull City 2 - 2 Blackpool Championship
2007/2008 Mon 03 Sep Blackpool 2 - 1 Hull City Championship
2005/2006 Tue 23 Aug Blackpool 2 - 1 Hull City League Cup
2004/2005 Sun 26 Dec Blackpool 0 - 2 Hull City League One
2004/2005 Sat 11 Sep Hull City 2 - 1 Blackpool League One

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Recent respective form guides

Hull City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Tigers in those games, with 7 conceded.

Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Seasiders's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Hull City lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 13 points from their 8 games so far.

Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 13 from their 8 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hull City 6 3 0 3 14 13 9
Blackpool 6 2 1 3 12 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Tigers are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hull City 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Blackpool Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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