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Last updated : 01 December 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester City v Hull City fixture

Hull City face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 7 out of 10 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2008, with Man. City annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 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 Fri 26 Dec Man. City 5 - 1 Hull City PREM
2008/2009 Sun 16 Nov Hull City 2 - 2 Man. City PREM
1988/1989 Sat 21 Jan Man. City 4 - 1 Hull City CHMP
1988/1989 Sat 27 Aug Hull City 1 - 0 Man. City CHMP
1987/1988 Wed 02 Mar Man. City 2 - 0 Hull City CHMP
1987/1988 Tue 29 Sep Hull City 3 - 1 Man. City CHMP
1985/1986 Wed 11 Dec Man. City 2 - 0 Hull City FLLM


Recent respective form guides

Manchester City 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 19 goals for the Sky Blues, with 10 goals against.

In complete contrast to Man. City, Hull City are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Tigers have hit 4 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Man. City's total of 21 points from their 12 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 15 points from their 14 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Man. City 6 1 5 0 13 9 8
Hull City 6 2 2 2 8 10 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 Man. City. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Man. City Unbeaten in the last 11 home games.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Hull City Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.