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Hull City travel to take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have tasted victory on only 1 occasions from the 10 previous games.
The last time the two teams met at Man. Utd. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in September 1987, with Man. Utd. annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Wed 07 Oct | Hull City | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 23 Sep | Man. Utd. | 5 - 0 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 15 Feb | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Hull City | CHMP |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 23 Nov | Hull City | 2 - 0 | Man. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1970/1971 | Wed 05 Aug | Hull City | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | INVC |
| 1951/1952 | Sat 12 Jan | Man. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Hull City | FAC |
| 1948/1949 | Sat 26 Feb | Hull City | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Red Devils have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.
Hull City's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Tigers, and 12 goals against.
Man. Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 18 points they have accumulated from 9 games. Hull City find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 20 points they have accumulated from 10 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Hull City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Tigers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Hull City | 4 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |