FootyMAD's Hull City match preview

History of the Reading v Hull City fixture

Reading play host to Hull City at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 20 games played, Royals have recorded 8 wins, and Hull City have come away with 6 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Reading was more than a decade ago, in September 1993, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Tue 18 Oct	Hull City	1 - 1	Reading	CHMP
1993/1994	Sat 19 Mar	Hull City	1 - 2	Reading	LGE1
1993/1994	Sat 25 Sep	Reading	1-1	Hull City	LGE1
1992/1993	Sat 13 Feb	Hull City	1 - 1	Reading	LGE1
1992/1993	Sat 05 Sep	Reading	1 - 2	Hull City	LGE1
1991/1992	Sat 28 Dec	Hull City	0 - 1	Reading	LGE1
1991/1992	Sat 17 Aug	Reading	0 - 1	Hull City	LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Royals have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.

In complete contrast to Reading, Hull City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tigers have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 41 points from the 18 games they have played so far. Hull City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 18 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Reading	6	4	2	0	9	3	14
Hull City	6	1	2	3	5	9	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Reading fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Royals. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Reading	Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Unbeaten run of 20 matches.
Hull City	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.