FM Preview: Hull City v Middlesbrough 06 Apr 2013

Last updated : 05 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hull City v Middlesbrough fixture

Hull City prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at The Circle on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 22 games played, Tigers have recorded 8 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Circle was less than a year ago, in April 2012, the Tigers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 23 Oct Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Hull City Championship
2011/2012 Mon 09 Apr Hull City 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship
2011/2012 Mon 26 Dec Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 23 Apr Hull City 2 - 4 Middlesbrough Championship
2010/2011 Sat 27 Nov Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Hull City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Hull City Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 06 Dec Hull City 2 - 1 Middlesbrough Premier League

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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 11 goals have been scored by the Tigers in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Boro have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Hull City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 68 points from 39 games.

Middlesbrough's 55 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hull City 6 2 0 4 10 13 6
Middlesbrough 6 1 1 4 5 9 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Middlesbrough is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Tigers in a close run game. 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.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Middlesbrough Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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