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Hull City face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tigers 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 less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Dale carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Apr | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Hull City | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Hull City | 3 - 0 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 09 Apr | Rochdale | 3 - 2 | Hull City | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Hull City | 3 - 1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | Hull City | 3 - 2 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Hull City | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Hull City | 2 - 2 | Rochdale | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Dale's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Hull City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Tigers have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rochdale's 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Hull City are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Three, and have accumulated 15 points from the 8 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| Hull City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Dale, as the Tigers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Hull City | 15 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |