FootyMAD Hull City match preview

Last updated : 11 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Hull City v Carlisle United fixture

Carlisle face a trip to Hull City at The KC Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cumbrians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 01 MarCarlisle1 - 5Hull CityLD3
2002/2003Sat 14 SepHull City4 - 0CarlisleLD3
2001/2002Tue 15 JanHull City0 - 1CarlisleLD3
2001/2002Sat 25 AugCarlisle0 - 0Hull CityLD3
2000/2001Sat 05 MayCarlisle0 - 0Hull CityLD3
2000/2001Sat 25 NovHull City2 - 1CarlisleLD3
1999/2000Sat 01 AprCarlisle0 - 4Hull CityLD3

Recent respective form guides

Hull City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Tigers have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 8.

In complete contrast to Hull City, Carlisle are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Cumbrians have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Hull City are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division Three, with their 12 games giving them a return of 27 points. Carlisle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 5 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Hull City651018516
Carlisle61147114

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cumbrians are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Hull City. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Hull City Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Carlisle Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.