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Reading prepare to entertain Coventry City at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 3 of the 24 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Reading running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Mon 05 Apr | Reading | 3-0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Coventry City | 1 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 01 Dec | Reading | 3 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Reading | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Reading | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The Sky Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Reading see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 26 points from their 19 games played so far, Coventry City's total of 33 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Coventry City | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |