Robinho's return to health may be the spark that
Mark Hughes needs to break his recent run of draws.
Manchester City has drawn 6 of their last 7 matches in all competitions. Many of these have been against weaker competition that should have been easy wins for a team of this caliber. After a promising start, the richest club in English football seem to be falling short of their top 4 ambitions. However, they are undefeated at home and
Emmanuel Adebayor looks to be back in form after a 5 game scoring draught. Mark Hughes will field a strong team and attempt to jump to 5th in the table while holding a game in hand.
Hull City are making another promising start this year; similar to their surprising run of form after promotion last season.
Phil Brown has seen his team score 8 times in the last 3 games, but all goals were by different players. Hull's inability to find any consistency from their strikers may have the team fighting relegation in the next few months. First-team staple
Jimmy Bullard will return this week to bolster the Tiger's midfield, which is where Phil Brown will attempt to shut down the Manchester City attack. Their recent run of form has been promising, and the Tigers will enter this game in high spirits.
Although
Manchester City will have one of their best players returning in
Robinho, he will likely not play until late in the second half. The recent form of
Hull City coupled with City's inability to break recent deadlocks give the Tigers a good opportunity to beat the Asian Handicap spread.
Manchester City vs. Hull City
Saturday November 28, 2009
Kickoff: 16:00 CET
Tip: Hull City +1.5 (Asian Handicap)
Best Odds: 2.19 @ Betsson
