Reading will host Blackburn Rovers at the Madejski Stadium on Wednesday night in another round of EFL Championship football.The Royals have endured a poor start to their season, losing two of their three league games so far. They were dumped out of the EFL Cup in the very first round after losing 2-1 to League Two outfit Stevenage before falling to a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Rotherham United in their last league outing.Reading have now picked up three points from an obtainable nine and sit 18th in the league table. They will be looking to return to winning ways this week.Blackburn Rovers have enjoyed a brilliant start to life under new manager Jon Dahl Tomasson, laying down an early marker for the rest of the season. They picked up a clinical 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in their last game via goals from Ben Brereton Diaz and Sam Gallagher. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe Rovers sit atop the league table with nine points from three games and will be looking to continue their good run when they play this week.Reading vs Blackburn Rovers Head-to-HeadThere have been 27 meetings between Reading and Blackburn Rovers. The hosts have won eight of those games while the visitors have won two more. There have been nine draws between the two sides.The two teams last faced off in a league clash last season, which the Royals won 1-0.Reading Form Guide (All Competitions): L-L-W-L-LBlackburn Rovers Form Guide (All Competitions): W-W-W-W-WReading vs Blackburn Rovers Team NewsReadingThe hosts have a fairly lengthy injury list ahead of their midweek clash including Ovie Ejaria, Yakou Meite, Liam Moore, Scott Dann and Lucas Joao. Sam Hutchinson is not quite fit and could also miss out.Injured: Ovie Ejaria, Yakou Meite, Liam Moore, Scott Dann, Lucas JoaoDoubtful: Sam HutchinsonSuspended: NoneBlackburn RoversCallum Brittain and Ashley Phillips both came off injured last time out and are doubts for Wednesday's game alongside Scott Wharton.Injured: NoneDoubtful: Callum Brittain, Ashley PhillipsSuspended: NoneReading vs Blackburn Rovers Predicted XIReading Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Joe Lumley; Tom McIntyre, Tom Holmes, Andy Yiadom; Nesta Guinness-Walker, Mamadou Loum, Tyrese Formah, Junior Hoilett; Jeff Hendrick, Thomas Ince; Shane Long View this post on Instagram Instagram PostBlackburn Rovers Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Thomas Kaminski; Harry Pickering, Lewis Travis, Daniel Ayala, Adetayo Edun; John Buckley, Tyler Morton; Ben Brereton Diaz, Sammie Szmodics, Ryan Hedges; Sam GallagherReading vs Blackburn Rovers PredictionReading are on a run of back-to-back defeats and have lost four of their last five games across all competitions.The Rovers, meanwhile, have won all four of their games this season and are in much better form than their opponents. The visitors should extend their winning streak this week.Prediction: Reading 1-2 Blackburn Rovers