FM Preview: Hull City v Reading 28 Dec 2010

History of the Hull City v Reading fixture

Hull City play host to Reading at The KC Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 8 of the 22 previous games, with the The Tigers winning just 6.

The last time the two teams met at Hull City was back in October 2005, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 19 Nov	Reading	3 - 1	Hull City	CHMP
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

Recent respective form guides

Hull City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Hull City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 22 games played so far, Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 33 from their 22 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Hull City	6	4	2	0	10	4	14
Reading	6	2	4	0	10	6	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Hull City only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Hull City	6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Reading	8 games since last defeat.