FM Preview: Watford v Hull City 14 Apr 2012

Last updated : 13 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Watford v Hull City fixture

Hull City face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Tigers have recorded 5 wins, and Watford have come away with 8 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road was just last season, in April 2011, with Hull City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Hornets in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Hull City 3 - 2 Watford Championship
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Watford 1-2 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Hull City 0 - 0 Watford Championship
2007/2008 Wed 14 May Hull City 4 - 1 Watford Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2)
2007/2008 Sun 11 May Watford 0 - 2 Hull City Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2)
2007/2008 Sat 29 Mar Hull City 3 - 0 Watford Championship
2007/2008 Sat 20 Oct Watford 1 - 0 Hull City Championship

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

Recent respective form guides

Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Hornets's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Hull City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Watford see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 58 points from their 42 games played so far,

Hull City's 61 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Watford 6 3 2 1 7 4 11
Hull City 6 1 0 5 3 11 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Tigers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Watford Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Hull City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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