Hull City vs Crystal Palace: Preview and Prediction

Hull City vs Crystal Palace
England Premier League.
Date: Saturday, 10th December, 2016.
Kick-Off: 15:00 UK
Venue: KC Stadium, Hull.

Hull City remains in the relegation zone after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough on matchday 14. Their return to the English Premier League which started with back-to-back wins hasn’t gained momentum since then as they lost in 9 of the next 12. Injuries did play a major role, but the points in the bag is what counts at the end of the season. They are currently 19th in the league table with a point less than West Ham outside the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace finally got a win as they crusaded past Sunderland with a 3-0 margin. They lost the previous 6 and were without a win in the last 7. Alan Pardew’s side had a decent spell in the opening months of the season which still play a role in keeping them away from the relegation zone. They are currently 14th in the standings, but it is only 3 points short of the relegation zone.

Hull City vs Crystal Palace: Head-to-head stats

Hull City won both home and away fixtures by a 2-0 margin when they met Crystal Palace during the 2014/15 season. While Crystal Palace were on an 8 match unbeaten streak with 4 wins and 4 draws prior to those two defeats.

Both teams have only scored twice in the last 10 matches between Hull and Crystal Palace.

Hull City have managed only 2 wins from their last 8 home matches against Crystal Palace, with 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Hull City vs Crystal Palace: Prediction

Hull City are a side in desperate search for a win after dismal displays in recent weeks. Their home record gives them some hope as they are unbeaten in the last three in all competitions. While Crystal Palace on the other hand are an extremely vulnerable side and cannot be trusted despite coming on the back of an excellent 3-0 win over Southampton. We have seen the similar sort of odd wins from Alan Pardew’s men in the previous last season as well. So it will be a safe pick to back Hull City to get at least a draw from this match.