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Hull City travel to take on Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Tigers have recorded 6 wins, and Reading have come away with 8 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 ...
Tigers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Reading. 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. |