HULL FC captain Andy Lynch has warned his side only their best performance of the season will be good enough to topple the Giants in Sunday’s play-offs clash.

A Black and Whites team buoyed by back-to-back wins over Bradford and Castleford in the past fortnight are relishing the chance to lock horns with Huddersfield at the KC Stadium for an eagerly-anticipated sudden-death fixture.

The Giants are one of only two teams to return from a trip to east Yorkshire with a win this season – a 42-16 fourth-round Challenge Cup triumph on April 15 – and are buoyed by the 48-24 home win over reigning champions Leeds Rhinos five days ago.

And while Lynch admits his own side are full of confidence given their recent form, the in-form prop knows Hull will have to up their game against a Huddersfield side getting back to their best.

“Their result against Leeds came on the back of a top-quality display and it was a real statement of intent before the play-offs from them,” said Lynch (right), who collected the club’s Player of the Year Award at the ceremony on Sunday.

“Leeds weren’t at their best, but they are still a top side with some dangerous players and the Giants did a real job on them.

“The play-offs are all about form and momentum and Huddersfield have built some this week.

“We know they are a good side and we are expecting them to put in an even better performance on Sunday.

“They are a good team from one to 17 and I don’t really think you can pick out anybody in particular.

“Their half-backs are very influential, as you would expect from any side, but they have a good pack and they are very physical.

“We can take some confidence knowing that we turned them over the last time played them.

“But this is play-off rugby and it’s a different sort of pressure. We are in decent form ourselves but we know it will take our best performance to get the win on Sunday.”