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Reading face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Royals have recorded 2 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Reading | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Reading | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Reading | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Reading | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Reading | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Royals's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches. Reading's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Middlesbrough. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |