FM Preview: Huddersfield Town v Reading 14 Dec 2013

Last updated : 13 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Huddersfield Town v Reading fixture

Reading travel to take on Huddersfield Town at Galpharm Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Royals have recorded 7 wins, and Huddersfield Town have come away with 8 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Huddersfield Town was more than a decade ago, in January 2002, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Terriers in a League Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2003/2004 Tue 28 Oct Reading 1 - 0 Huddersfield League Cup
2001/2002 Sat 12 Jan Huddersfield 0-1 Reading League Division Two
2001/2002 Sat 18 Aug Reading 1 - 0 Huddersfield League Division Two
1997/1998 Sat 21 Mar Reading 0 - 2 Huddersfield League Division One
1997/1998 Sat 15 Nov Huddersfield 1 - 0 Reading League Division One
1996/1997 Tue 28 Jan Reading 4 - 1 Huddersfield League Division One
1996/1997 Sat 28 Sep Huddersfield 1 - 0 Reading League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Huddersfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Royals's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Huddersfield Town's 26 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Reading's total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Skybet Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Huddersfield Town 6 1 3 2 8 9 6
Reading 6 0 5 1 8 10 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Reading on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Huddersfield Town. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Huddersfield Town 5 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Reading Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 5 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.

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