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History of the Aston Villa v Hull City fixture
Hull City face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Tigers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 7 occasions, and draw 4, from the 12 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, the Villans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 04 May | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Hull City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 30 Dec | Hull City | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | Hull City | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Hull City | FAC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 28 Nov | Hull City | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | FLLM |
| 1987/1988 | Fri 01 Jan | Aston Villa | 5 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 29 Aug | Hull City | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Villans, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Aston Villa, Hull City are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Tigers have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa's total of 23 points from their 14 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Hull City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Tigers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Aston Villa. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Hull City | Not won in previous 13 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |