Reading will be welcoming Hull City in the Championship on Saturday, with the visitors aiming to record five consecutive wins.
Hull City’s recent run of form has lifted them out of the relegation zone to position 19, a point ahead of Reading who are 21st.
The Tigers were the winners of League One last season, but a month ago they looked doomed to be relagated straight to the third division, having had five successive defeats with only one goal scored.
But they have proved that they were not a team to write off, as they have had a remarkable turnaround seeing them win their last four games and ascend five points above the bottom three.
They got their most recent victory over Millwall last weekend as goals from George Honeyman and Ryan Longman confirmed a 2-1 win.
Hull City still remain the second-lowest scorers in the Championship this season with only 16 goals, but seven of them have come in their current winning run.
Meanwhile, Reading are the second-highest scorers in the bottom half ot the table, but they also have the third-worst defence in the whole division, having not kept a clean sheet since mid-October.
Their points deduction has put them into a potential relagation competition, but they secured a 3-2 victory away over Swansea City last weekend.
Andy Carroll, Danny Drinkwater and Tom Dele-Bashiru all got on the scoresheet as Reading earned just their second victory in eight matches.
They have picked just one point from thier last four matches at home and have only beaten Hull City once in thier last 12 meetings.
These are the two teams having the fewest draws in the Championship this season. Reading have two and Hull City three. So, probably there will be a winner in this match despite them being so close in the league table.
Reading vs Hull City head to head
The two clubs have encountered previously in 16 occasions, where Hull City are leading with 6 victories while Reading have won 3, and they have drawn 7. Reading have scored 18 goals and conceded 19. In their last five meetings, Hull City have won two, reading one with two draws.
Hull City 0-0 Reading 13/01/18
Reading 3-0 Hull City 22/09/18
Hull City 3-1 Reading 06/04/19
Hull City 2-1 Reading 10/08/19
Reading 1-1 Hull City 08/02/20
Reading latest home form
Reading are currently in a low form at home, as they failed to record any victory in their last four matches at home, drawing just one and losing four. Their last victory at home was on October 16th where they defeated Barnsley 1-0. They have won just one of their last five.
Reading 1-0 Barnsley 16/10/21
Reading 2-3 Blackpool 20/10/21
Reading 0-2 AFC Bournemouth 30/10/21
Reading 1-1 Nottingham Forest 20/11/21
Reading 0-1 Sheffield United 23/11/21
Reading latest away form
The Royals are currently on an impressive form on the road, as they have won their last two matches having beaten Birmingham City 2-1 before defeating Swansea City 3-2. In their last five away matches, they have won three and lost two, scoring 6 goals and conceding 6.
Cardiff City 0-1 Reading 02/10/21
Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Reading 23/10/21
Millwall 1-0 Reading 02/11/21
Birmingham City 1-2 Reading 06/11/21
Swansea City 2-3 Reading 27/11/21
Hull City latest home form
The Tigers have recently put together some good performance at home, as they have won their last two matches in the Championship. However, they had lost two games before. In their last five fixtures at home, they have won three and lost two.
Hull City 2-0 Middlesbrough 02/10/21
Hull City 1-2 Peterborough United 20/10/21
Hull City 0-1 Coventry City 30/10/21
Hull City 2-0 Birmingham City 20/11/21
Hull City 2-1 Millwall 27/11/21
Hull City latest away form
Despite having lost five successive away matches, Hull City seem to be on the improving side of their form on the road, as they have won their last two matches. In their last five away fixtures, they have won two and lost three, scoring 3 goals and conceding 4.
Huddersfield Town 2-0 Hull City 16/10/21
Luton Town 1-0 Hull City 23/10/21
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City 03/11/21
Barnsley 0-2 Hull City 06/11/21
Cardiff City 0-1 Hull City 24/11/21
Reading news
Ovie Ejaria and Liam Moore missed in the match with Swansea through injury, but could be fit to feature in this coming match. Carroll scored last time out, which could keep him in the starting XI, while Junior Hoilett is back in training and could be close to featuring.
Hull City news
McCann is likely to retain the side that started against Millwall. Josh Emmanuel, Lewie Coyle and Alfie Jones will be absent, but they hope that Matt Smith would not be far from returning. George Honeyman has scored three goals in his last four appearances and could feature.
Prediction and Odds
We could not write off Hull City especially with their recent performance in the league. However, Reading have confidence after win over Swansea and so they are likely not going to give in easily to The Tigers. This would be an interesting game which is likely to end in a draw.
Odds: 1 2.41 X 3.01 2 2.65
Probable outcomes
Reading 0-0 Hull City
Reading 1-1 Hull City
Reading 2-2 Hull City
Reading 2-1 Hull City
Reading 1-2 Hull City
