Hull v Middlesbrough: Premier League prediction

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The New Football Pools Pundits' Predictions:
John Barnes: Home win
Tony Cascarino: Home win
Graham Poll: Home win

Hull team news
Hull hope to have defender Andy Dawson and midfielder Dean Marney available for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League visit of Middlesbrough. Dawson has missed the last three games with an Achilles problem while Marney has been unable to train fully this week due to a dead leg. Striker Caleb Folan has been ruled out after being booked in for a minor operation to cure his knee problem. He is expected to be out for between 10 days and two weeks. Forward Daniel Cousin will hope to win a recall after manager Phil Brown replaced him with midfielder Nick Barmby against Stoke last week.

Provisional squad: Myhill, McShane, Turner, Zayatte, Ricketts, Ashbee, Boateng, Marney, Geovanni, Barmby, King, Cousin, Dawson, Doyle, Windass, Hughes, Garcia, Halmosi, Giannakopoulos, Mendy, Duke.

Middlesbrough team news
German defender Robert Huth returns to the Middlesbrough squad for tomorrow's trip to Hull in the Barclays Premier League. Huth has been sidelined since the end of September with a foot injury, but he may have to wait to make his comeback because Boro captain Emanuel Pogatetz is expected to recover from the bruised shoulder he sustained against Newcastle last week. Middlesbrough right-back Tony McMahon, who has completed a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday, returns to manager Gareth Southgate's squad and midfielder Gary O'Neil is likely to be back in contention after a slight hamstring injury.

Provisional squad: Turnbull, Jones, Hoyte, McMahon, Taylor, Grounds, Wheater, Pogatetz, Huth, Aliadiere, O'Neil, Arca, Walker, Digard, Downing, Johnson, Emnes, Mido, Tuncay, Alves.

Opta match facts
Hull have won only one of their last six Premier League home matches, conceding a total of 13 goals in those games.
Boro have kept just one clean sheet in their last 15 Premier League away games.
On the other hand, only two of their last 16 hosts have stopped Boro scoring in the league.
The last time these two sides met was in an FA cup 3rd Round replay in 2007 when Boro won 4-3 despite two goals for the Tigers by Andy Dawson.
The last four games between Boro and Hull on Humberside have all ended as 0-0 draws.
Hull have failed to score against Boro in the last six league meetings home and away.
Four players have scored three or more goals this season for Hull in the Premiership - no other side has more players to have done so.
The Tigers have scored seven goals from headers this season (the second-most in the league), Middlesbrough are one of only two teams yet to score this way.
Four of Geovanni's six Premiership goals this season have come from outside the box - more than any other player.
Boro are unbeaten in their last four away games.

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