FM Preview: Reading v Preston North End 12 Mar 2011

Last updated : 11 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Reading v Preston North End fixture

Reading prepare to entertain Preston North End at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 4 of the 24 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2010, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Preston N.E. 1 - 1 Reading Championship
2009/2010 Sun 02 May Reading 4-1 Preston N.E. Championship
2009/2010 Tue 29 Sep Preston N.E. 1 - 2 Reading Championship
2008/2009 Sat 07 Feb Reading 0 - 0 Preston N.E. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 18 Oct Preston N.E. 2 - 1 Reading Championship
2005/2006 Sat 25 Feb Reading 2 - 1 Preston N.E. Championship
2005/2006 Sat 13 Aug Preston N.E. 0 - 3 Reading Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Reading have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Preston North End is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the North End have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 54 points from their 36 games so far.

Preston North End find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 25 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Reading 6 4 2 0 15 8 14
Preston North End 6 0 4 2 8 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Royals's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Reading Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Preston North End Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
No win in the 15 most recent games.

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