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Hull City play host to Tranmere Rovers at The KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 11 wins out of 15 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Hull City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1983, with Tranmere Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Tigers in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1984/1985 | Sat 08 Dec | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Hull City | FAC |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 12 Mar | Hull City | 0-1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 30 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 13 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Hull City | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 03 Oct | Hull City | 1 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 18 Nov | Hull City | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 26 Aug | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Hull City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Hull City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Tigers have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 5.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Hull City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 41 points from the 21 games they have played so far. Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 41 points from 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hull City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 15 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hull City may be coming up against a decent side in Tranmere Rvs., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Tigers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hull City | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 14 outings ago. |