FM Preview: Manchester City v Reading 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Manchester City v Reading fixture

Reading face a trip to Manchester City at Eastlands on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Royals have recorded 2 wins, and Manchester City have come away with 6 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Eastlands was was two seasons ago, in March 2011, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 13 Mar Man. City 1-0 Reading F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Sat 08 Mar Reading 2 - 0 Man. City Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 24 Nov Man. City 2 - 1 Reading Premier League
2006/2007 Sat 03 Feb Man. City 0 - 2 Reading Premiership
2006/2007 Mon 11 Sep Reading 1 - 0 Man. City Premiership
1998/1999 Sat 27 Mar Reading 1 - 3 Man. City League Division Two
1998/1999 Sat 24 Oct Man. City 0 - 1 Reading League Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 8 conceded.

The away form of Reading is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Royals have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Manchester City's total of 36 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Reading find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 9 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Manchester City 6 2 2 2 8 6 8
Reading 6 0 0 6 7 17 0

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Royals are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Manchester City. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Manchester City Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Reading Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 6 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here