Match Report
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Hull City. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Reading against 4/15 for Hull City.
16 meetings are on record — 2 won by Reading, 7 by Hull City, 7 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. In 69% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Select Car Leasing Stadium, capacity 24,161, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Reading led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Reading: Benjamin Elliott (35'), Sam Smith (53')
Key stats
Possession: Reading 50% · Hull City 50% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 2-6