FM Preview: Reading v Aston Villa 09 Mar 2013

Last updated : 08 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Reading v Aston Villa fixture

Reading are ready to welcome Aston Villa to Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 4 of the previous 6 occasions.

The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-4 winners in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 27 Nov Aston Villa 1 - 0 Reading Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 07 Mar Reading 2-4 Aston Villa F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Sun 24 Feb Reading 1 - 2 Aston Villa Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 12 Jan Aston Villa 3 - 1 Reading Premier League
2006/2007 Sat 10 Feb Reading 2 - 0 Aston Villa Premiership
2006/2007 Wed 23 Aug Aston Villa 2 - 1 Reading Premiership
2001/2002 Wed 10 Oct Aston Villa 1 - 0 Reading League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Reading have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 8 conceded.

In complete contrast to Reading, Aston Villa are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Villans have hit 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Reading are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 23 points from their 28 games thus far.

Aston Villa are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 24 points from their 27 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Reading 6 1 1 4 7 13 4
Aston Villa 6 2 1 3 10 11 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Royals are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Reading Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Aston Villa Not won in previous 7 away matches.

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