FootyMAD's Hull City match preview

Last updated : 29 December 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Hull City v Aston Villa fixture

Aston Villa pack their bags to visit Hull City at The KC Stadium on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 6 of the 12 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.

The previous match played between the two at The KC Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2006, with Aston Villa inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Tigers in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 07 JanHull City0 - 1Aston VillaFAC
1998/1999Sat 02 JanAston Villa3 - 0Hull CityFAC
1989/1990Tue 28 NovHull City1 - 2Aston VillaFLLM
1987/1988Fri 01 JanAston Villa5 - 0Hull CityCHMP
1987/1988Sat 29 AugHull City2 - 1Aston VillaCHMP
1974/1975Wed 28 AugAston Villa6 - 0Hull CityCHMP
1974/1975Tue 20 AugHull City1 - 1Aston VillaCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Hull City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The Tigers have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Aston Villa however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Villans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Hull City's 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 35 points they have accumulated from 19 games.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hull City61329156
Aston Villa6312121110

FootyMad's prediction ...

Villans's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Hull City, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Hull City Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Aston Villa 14 games since last away draw.