Hull vs Reading prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-11-11 15:00.
Despite a first-half lead, it took a second-half double from Regan Slater to give Hull City a come from behind win at Cardiff City on Tuesday, in a game that saw the Tigers improve their excellent record when scoring first this Championship season (W5, D1). It means that new manager Liam Rosenior is guaranteed to spend Christmas outside of the relegation zone, even if Hull lose at home to Reading for the first time this century (W5, D3 prior).
Their home faithful will be desperate for a positive start on home turf after a couple of good travelling efforts, particularly having witnessed their beloved club trail at the end of both halves in six of their last seven Championship outings on home soil. In fact, Hull have scored just twice and conceded nine goals within the first 30 minutes at home this league season, which goes a long way to explaining their string of unwanted results at MKM Stadium (W4, L6).
Reading are holding onto a mid-table position by their fingernails, closing the midweek round as one of just two clubs (alongside Wigan) to lose six of their last eight Championship games (W1, D1). Manager Paul Ince praised the effort but lambasted the “decision-making, especially at the back” in 2-0 loss at Watford, acknowledging that conceding a 15th-minute penalty gave the three points away.
It was their only goal conceded within 30 minutes of their last six Championship away trips, with their problems generally unfolding as the game progresses. They lament a second-half away goal difference of -7 which has seen three of their last four away defeats come even with Reading scoring the first goal. Weighing up that with Hull’s woes in the first 45 minutes forms the conclusion that this could be a classic “game of two halves”.
Players to watch: Dimitrios Pelkas, Hull’s other goalscorer during the week, has now created or scored goals in four of his five victories for club or country this season (G3, A1). Paul Ince desperately needs a return to goalscoring form from his son Tom Ince, who’s found the net in three of their last six Championship away trips.
Hot stat: Hull have been involved in more Championship matches (12 of 20) with at least three total goals than any other club going into this round.