Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Hull City AFC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Hull City AFC
3 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Kingston Communications Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordy de Wijs 15' Y
Y 45' Emiliano Martinez
Jackson Irvine 73' Y
Chris Martin 90' Y
Y 90' Tyler Blackett

Overview

Match Preview

Hull City AFC vs Reading FC — Championship at Kingston Communications Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Andrew Fox

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
Hull City AFC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Hull City AFC 3–1 Reading FC 2018-09-22 Reading FC 3–0 Hull City AFC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Reading FC H 3–1 W
30 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 2–0 W
16 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–2 D
13 Mar Norwich City FC A 2–3 L
09 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 0–3 L
02 Mar Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–3 L
30 Mar Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
16 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
12 Mar Leeds United FC H 0–3 L
09 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 3–2 W
02 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Kingston Communications Stadium. Hull City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Reading FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Hull City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hull City AFC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordy de Wijs.
  • 16' The deadlock is broken! Lewis Baker gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
  • 21' United States international Eric Lichaj has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' David Marshall is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Modou Barrow made 383 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Emiliano Martinez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' Kamil Grosicki doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' Jackson Irvine has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 34 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Goal! Marc Pugh scores his 7 goal in 338 matches.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' Jackson Irvine catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Kamil Grosicki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Garath McCleary on, Nelson Oliveira off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Ovie Ejaria has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Hull City AFC. Fraizer Campbell is replaced by Chris Martin.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Hull City AFC — Evandro on, Marc Pugh off on 86 minutes.
  • 89' Kevin Stewart has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kamil Grosicki on 89 minute.
  • 90' Chris Martin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Adkins

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keane Lewis-Potter 2
Kamil Grosicki 2
Mallik Wilks 2
Andy Carroll 2
Alfie Jones 1
Sam Baldock 1
Lewis Baker 1
Yakou Meite 1

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Hull City AFC 3–1 Reading FC 2018-09-22 Reading FC 3–0 Hull City AFC

Hull City AFC Form

2019-04-06 Hull City AFC 3–1 Reading FC W 2019-03-30 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Hull City AFC W 2019-03-16 Hull City AFC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2019-03-13 Norwich City FC 3–2 Hull City AFC L 2019-03-09 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Hull City AFC L 2019-03-02 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W

Reading FC Form

2019-04-06 Hull City AFC 3–1 Reading FC L 2019-03-30 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2019-03-16 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2019-03-12 Reading FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L 2019-03-09 Reading FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-03-02 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC46% Draw26% Reading FC28%
Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Reading FC
54%
Hull City AFC or Reading FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC32% Draw45% Reading FC23%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.