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Hull City face a trip to Colchester United at Layer Road Ground on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 13 games played, The Tigers have recorded 4 wins, and Colchester U. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2004, with Hull City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the U's in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Hull City | 2 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Hull City | 0 - 2 | Colchester U. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Hull City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Colchester U. | 4 - 3 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Hull City | 3 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Apr | Hull City | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Sep | Colchester U. | 1 - 1 | Hull City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Colchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, U's have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Colchester U., Hull City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Tigers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Colchester U.'s 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Hull City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 17 points from their 19 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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 Colchester U.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Colchester U. | Won 7 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Hull City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |