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Hull City prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 20 games played, The Tigers have recorded 10 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The KC Stadium was just last season, in September 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | Hull City | 1-1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Hull City | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 30 Sep | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 16 Sep | Hull City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Hull City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, During these games, The Tigers have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
Crystal Palace's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Eagles, and 3 goals against.
Hull City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 72 points from 44 games. Crystal Palace's total of 68 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hull City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hull City are starting to turn The KC Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hull City | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |