FM Preview: Cardiff City v Hull City 11 Sep 2010

Last updated : 10 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Cardiff City v Hull City fixture

Cardiff City are ready to welcome Hull City to Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 27 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 12 wins, and Hull City have come away with 10 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Ninian Park was within the last three years, in March 2008, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Wed 12 MarCardiff City1-0Hull CityCHMP
2007/2008Sat 01 DecHull City2 - 2Cardiff CityCHMP
2006/2007Sat 28 AprCardiff City0 - 1Hull CityCHMP
2006/2007Sat 16 DecHull City4 - 1Cardiff CityCHMP
2005/2006Sat 18 FebCardiff City1 - 0Hull CityCHMP
2005/2006Sat 03 DecHull City2 - 0Cardiff CityCHMP
2000/2001Fri 02 MarCardiff City2 - 0Hull CityLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Bluebirds, with 7 goals against.

The away form of Hull City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Tigers have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cardiff City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 10 points from the 4 games they have played so far. Hull City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Cardiff City641114513
Hull City6123495

FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Bluebirds being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Cardiff City Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Hull City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 29 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.