FM Preview: Derby County v Hull City 21 Dec 2012

Last updated : 20 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Hull City fixture

Derby County prepare to entertain Hull City at Pride Park on Friday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 27 games played, Rams have recorded 13 wins, and Hull City have come away with 8 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in November 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Hull City 0 - 1 Derby County Championship
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Derby County 0-2 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb Derby County 0 - 1 Hull City Championship
2010/2011 Tue 14 Sep Hull City 2 - 0 Derby County Championship
2006/2007 Sat 10 Feb Derby County 2 - 2 Hull City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 12 Aug Hull City 1 - 2 Derby County Championship
2005/2006 Mon 17 Apr Derby County 1 - 1 Hull City Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Derby County are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rams, with 6 goals against.

Hull City's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Tigers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Derby County's 33 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Hull City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 41 points from 22 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 3 1 2 10 11 10
Hull City 6 4 1 1 9 5 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Derby County are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Hull City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Hull City 3 successive away victories.
11 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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