Our prediction for this Championship match:
Reading
Match Time & Date:
04/12/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Hull City
Reading and Hull City square off against each other at Select Car Leasing Stadium in the Championship round 21. The Royals did well to beat Swansea City in their last league match, with the team moving away from the relegation zone, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to avoid relegation to the League One. Anyhow, Veljko Paunovic are high on confidence ahead of the visit of Hull City, but bear in mind that all Clarke, Hoilett, Morrison, Rinomhota, McIntyre, Meite, and Joao should miss out with injuries.
The Tigers, on the other hand, are on a four-game winning run in the English second tier. Hull City managed to bounce back from a slow start to the season, and given their form in November, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. All Lewie Coyle, Alfie Jones, and Brandon Fleming are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Andy Yiadom):
Andy Yiadom was born in Holloway, London, but he began his career in the youth team of Watford. After spending two years at the Watford football academy, the pacey full-back (winger) joined Hayes & Yeading United and he scored only one goal in 36 appearances in the league for the club.
At the end of the 2010/2011 campaign Yiadom moved to Braintree Town and after scoring seven goals in 27 appearances for the Iron he signed a contract with Barnet. The 180-cm-tall footballer played for Barnet from 2012 to 2016 and he scored 14 goals in 169 appearances for the Bees. Andy Yiadom then decided to take a step forward in his career as he moved to Championship side Barnsley.
The English footballer played 32 games in the league for the Tykes last season and he provided three assists for his teammates, while receiving four yellow cards. His main position is full-back (right-back), but he is capable of playing on the left flank as well.
Highlighted Team (Hull City):
Hull City are a professional football club that was founded back in 1904. The Tigers used to play their home games at Boothferry Park, but they moved to the KC Stadium in 2002. The stadium capacity is 24,450.
Hull impressed in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign and, as a result, they returned to the English Premier League. Hull City fans consider Leeds United their main rivals, but Sheffield United are regarded as Hull’s fierce rivals as well. Steve Bruce took over the reins at the club in 2012 and the experienced tactician helped the team book a place in the 2013/2014 FA Cup final, but Arsenal proved to be a big catch for the Tigers in the title decider.
Hull City finished the 2013/2014 Premier League campaign in 16th place in the standings to achieve their highest ever top flight finish. It has to be noted that Curtis Davies was named the team’s player of the year in the 2013/2014 season.
