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Hull City travel to take on Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the The Tigers.
The last time the two teams met at Liverpool was back in September 1999, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Sep | Liverpool | 4 - 2 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Sep | Hull City | 1 - 5 | Liverpool | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 18 Feb | Hull City | 2 - 3 | Liverpool | FAC |
| 1973/1974 | Tue 04 Dec | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1973/1974 | Tue 27 Nov | Hull City | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | LGEC |
| 1971/1972 | Tue 07 Sep | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 02 Jan | Hull City | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Reds score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 1.
The The Tigers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Tigers, and 9 goals against.
Liverpool are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 37 points from the 16 games played. Hull City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 26 points they have accumulated from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Hull City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Liverpool is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Unbeaten in the last 23 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Hull City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |