FM Preview: Hull City v Ipswich Town 20 Oct 2012

Last updated : 19 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hull City v Ipswich Town fixture

Hull City prepare to entertain Ipswich Town at The Circle on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Tigers are clearly on top, winning 9 and drawing 5 of the 15 games played.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Circle was less than a year ago, in March 2012, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 10 Mar Hull City 2-2 Ipswich Town Championship
2011/2012 Sat 07 Jan Hull City 3 - 1 Ipswich Town F.A. Cup
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Ipswich Town 0 - 1 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Hull City 1 - 0 Ipswich Town Championship
2007/2008 Sun 04 May Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Hull City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 29 Sep Hull City 3 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Hull City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Tigers in those games, with 9 conceded.

Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hull City's 16 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Ipswich Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 7 points from their 10 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hull City 6 3 0 3 12 12 9
Ipswich Town 6 0 2 4 4 10 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Though Hull City are not exactly setting the world alight at The Circle in recent games, we can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hull City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Ipswich Town Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 9 most recent games.

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