FM Preview: Hull City v Doncaster Rovers 31 Jan 2012

Last updated : 30 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hull City v Doncaster Rovers fixture

Hull City prepare to entertain Doncaster Rovers at The KC Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tigers are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 5 of the 24 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The KC Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2011, with Hull City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 27 Sep Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 1 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Hull City 3-1 Doncaster Rvs. Championship
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Doncaster Rvs. 3 - 1 Hull City Championship
2004/2005 Sat 22 Jan Doncaster Rvs. 1 - 0 Hull City League One
2004/2005 Wed 29 Dec Hull City 2 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. League One
2003/2004 Sun 28 Dec Hull City 3 - 1 Doncaster Rvs. League Division Three
2003/2004 Mon 08 Sep Doncaster Rvs. 0 - 0 Hull City League Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Hull City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Tigers in those games, with 4 conceded.

The away form of Doncaster Rovers is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hull City's total of 45 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Doncaster Rovers are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 23 points from their 27 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hull City 6 3 0 3 5 4 9
Doncaster Rovers 6 1 1 4 4 11 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Tigers being in decent shape at home at the moment, we am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hull City 17 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 18 .
Doncaster Rovers Lost each of the previous 6 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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