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Arsenal play host to Hull City at Emirates Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture has produced 2 draws, with 3 wins being posted by Gunners.
The last time the two teams met at Arsenal was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1988, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3-0 winners in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1988/1989 | Wed 12 Oct | Arsenal | 3-0 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Wed 28 Sep | Hull City | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 29 Nov | Arsenal | 5 - 1 | Hull City | LGEC |
| 1929/1930 | Wed 26 Mar | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Hull City | FAC |
| 1929/1930 | Sat 22 Mar | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | Hull City | FAC |
| 1914/1915 | Fri 02 Apr | Hull City | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | CHMP |
| 1914/1915 | Sat 26 Sep | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Hull City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 0.
Hull City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Tigers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 12 points from the 5 games played. Hull City's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 16 |
| Hull City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal may be coming up against a decent side in Hull City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gunners. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Hull City | No sequences of note |