FM Preview: Hull City v Norwich City 19 Mar 2011

Last updated : 18 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Hull City v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City pack their bags to visit Hull City at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Canaries have recorded 5 wins, and Hull City have come away with 7 victories.

The previous match played between the two at The KC Stadium was more than three years back, in August 2007, the The Tigers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep Norwich City 0 - 2 Hull City Championship
2007/2008 Tue 12 Feb Norwich City 1 - 1 Hull City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 25 Aug Hull City 2-1 Norwich City Championship
2006/2007 Fri 06 Apr Hull City 1 - 2 Norwich City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 25 Nov Norwich City 1 - 1 Hull City Championship
2005/2006 Sat 11 Feb Hull City 1 - 1 Norwich City Championship
2005/2006 Tue 27 Sep Norwich City 2 - 1 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 not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.

The away form of Norwich City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Canaries, and 6 goals against.

Hull City's 55 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Norwich City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 66 points from the 37 games they have played so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Hull City 6 3 1 2 4 4 10
Norwich City 6 3 3 0 12 7 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Canaries 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.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Norwich City Undefeated in last 3 away games.
8 games since last defeat.

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