Championship match prediction: Little separates Reading and Hull City in quality

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

This is the real thing, this is Championship and this is Reading - Hull City. Prepare with our thorough guide!

Insights:
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hull City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It's no vacation for neither Reading nor Hull City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Reading form and stats

Reading have played 18 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). It's trouble wherever Reading are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 378 minutes without scoring a league goal. Ince was the last player to find the net.

Reading lost their last game at Blackburn Rovers (after extra-time) (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Defender Sarr got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.32/10. Sarr won 6 of 7 duels.

Ahead of that match, Reading lost 0-1 at home to Millwall (after extra-time).

The Reading fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Reading's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hull City form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Hull City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Hull City aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 213 league minutes without a goal. O'Shea (own goal) was the last player to find the net.

Hull failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Burnley (after extra-time) (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-3. Ebiowei got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Ebiowei hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 7 of 9 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Coventry City (after extra-time) that ended 1-1.

Low on goals? 12 of this side's last 16 league rounds have had two goals or less.

The visiting Hull City have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hull have conceded 26 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides faced each other previously this campaign: Hull City - Reading 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Reading wins - draws - Hull City wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hull CityO. Estupiñán Vallesilla
O. Estupiñán Vallesilla
13 goals
ReadingT. Ince
T. Ince
9 goals
ReadingA. Carroll
A. Carroll
6 goals

Reading missing players

Hull City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Hull City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
13 10 3 Won W 0 5 12
5 3 1 Drew D 4 6 10
19 5 2 Lost L 1 7 15
39 27 8 Scored S 1 21 42
57 20 8 Conceded C 2 26 52
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 40% 78% 86%
70% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 61% 73%
57% 61% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 46%
27% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 39% 27%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 14%
46% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 50% 51%
19% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 60% 28% 24%
38% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 80% 44% 38%
 
4.4 4.1 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.5 4.7
4.9 4.7 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.9 5.5
2 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.6 10.3 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.2 10.6
2.9 3.3 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3 3.1
36% 46% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 39% 37%
 
11.8 10.6 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 13.4 12.5
3.6 2.9 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Hull City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 37 24 11 2 74 29 19 14 5 0 43 13 18 10 6 2 31 16 45 83
2 Sheffield United 37 21 7 9 58 33 18 11 3 4 35 17 19 10 4 5 23 16 25 70
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 37 17 12 8 45 34 19 7 8 4 24 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 11 63
5 Blackburn Rovers 37 19 4 14 43 42 18 13 1 4 25 14 19 6 3 10 18 28 1 61
6 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
7 Norwich City 37 16 8 13 52 41 19 8 4 7 27 22 18 8 4 6 25 19 11 56
8 West Bromwich Albion 37 15 10 12 47 39 19 10 5 4 26 15 18 5 5 8 21 24 8 55
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 37 14 10 13 52 45 18 6 5 7 23 24 19 8 5 6 29 21 7 52
13 Bristol City 37 12 12 13 45 44 19 8 5 6 24 18 18 4 7 7 21 26 1 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 37 12 10 15 42 52 19 7 4 8 21 26 18 5 6 7 21 26 -10 46
16 Reading 37 13 5 19 39 57 18 10 3 5 27 20 19 3 2 14 12 37 -18 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 37 10 9 18 28 41 19 6 6 7 16 17 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 39
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Huddersfield Town 37 8 9 20 31 53 19 6 5 8 17 21 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 33
24 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 37 24 11 2 74 29 19 14 5 0 43 13 18 10 6 2 31 16 45 83
2 Sheffield United 37 21 7 9 58 33 18 11 3 4 35 17 19 10 4 5 23 16 25 70
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 37 17 12 8 45 34 19 7 8 4 24 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 11 63
5 Blackburn Rovers 37 19 4 14 43 42 18 13 1 4 25 14 19 6 3 10 18 28 1 61
6 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
7 Norwich City 37 16 8 13 52 41 19 8 4 7 27 22 18 8 4 6 25 19 11 56
8 West Bromwich Albion 37 15 10 12 47 39 19 10 5 4 26 15 18 5 5 8 21 24 8 55
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 37 14 10 13 52 45 18 6 5 7 23 24 19 8 5 6 29 21 7 52
13 Bristol City 37 12 12 13 45 44 19 8 5 6 24 18 18 4 7 7 21 26 1 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 37 12 10 15 42 52 19 7 4 8 21 26 18 5 6 7 21 26 -10 46
16 Reading 37 13 5 19 39 57 18 10 3 5 27 20 19 3 2 14 12 37 -18 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 37 10 9 18 28 41 19 6 6 7 16 17 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 39
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Huddersfield Town 37 8 9 20 31 53 19 6 5 8 17 21 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 33
24 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.