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Man. City play host to Hull City at City of Manchester Stadium on Friday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 6 wins out of 9 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Man. City was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1989, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 16 Nov | Hull City | 2 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 21 Jan | Man. City | 4-1 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 27 Aug | Hull City | 1 - 0 | Man. City | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 02 Mar | Man. City | 2 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 29 Sep | Hull City | 3 - 1 | Man. City | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 11 Dec | Man. City | 2 - 0 | Hull City | FLLM |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 26 Nov | Hull City | 2 - 1 | Man. City | FLLM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Hull City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Tigers, and 11 goals against.
Man. City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 18 points from their 18 games thus far. Hull City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 27 points they have accumulated from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Hull City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Sky Blues of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Hull City, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Hull City | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |