FM Preview: Hull City v Leicester City 03 Dec 2011

Last updated : 02 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hull City v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Hull City at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Foxes have recorded 9 wins, and Hull City have come away with 15 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tigers in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 01 Jan Hull City 0-1 Leicester City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Leicester City 1 - 1 Hull City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 22 Mar Leicester City 0 - 2 Hull City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 15 Dec Hull City 2 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2006/2007 Tue 26 Dec Hull City 1 - 2 Leicester City Championship
2006/2007 Tue 12 Sep Leicester City 0 - 1 Hull City Championship
2005/2006 Sat 04 Mar Leicester City 3 - 2 Hull City Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Hull City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Foxes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Hull City's 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Leicester City's total of 29 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hull City 6 2 0 4 7 9 6
Leicester City 6 3 1 2 11 6 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Foxes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Hull City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Hull City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Leicester City 4 games since last defeat.

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