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Hull City travel to take on West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Tigers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 2 of the 17 games.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1990, with West Ham Utd. annihilating their visitors 7 - 1 in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 19 Oct | Hull City | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 23 Mar | Hull City | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 06 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 7 - 1 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 20 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 02 Sep | Hull City | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 03 Feb | Hull City | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 1970/1971 | Wed 09 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Hull City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Hull City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Tigers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd.'s 29 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Hull City's 27 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 16 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the The Tigers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Hull City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |