FM Preview: Hull City v Crystal Palace 27 Nov 2012

Last updated : 26 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hull City v Crystal Palace fixture

Crystal Palace face a trip to Hull City at The Circle on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Eagles have recorded 5 wins, and Hull City have come away with 11 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Circle was just last season, in August 2011, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tigers in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 17 Mar Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Hull City Championship
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Hull City 0-1 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Hull City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Hull City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 26 Apr Hull City 2 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2007/2008 Sat 06 Oct Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Hull City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 20 Jan Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Hull City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Hull City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Tigers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Crystal Palace however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Eagles, and 7 goals against.

Hull City's total of 31 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Crystal Palace are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 36 points from the 18 games they have played so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hull City 6 4 0 2 9 7 12
Crystal Palace 6 5 0 1 15 4 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Crystal Palace are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Hull City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hull City 10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 16 .
Crystal Palace 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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