Footymad Preston North End match preview

History of the Reading v Preston North End fixture

Reading prepare to entertain Preston North End at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday morning, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 10 and lost only 3 of the 18 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madjeski Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Reading annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Tue 15 Apr	Reading	5-1	Preston NE	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 26 Oct	Preston NE	1 - 0	Reading	LD1
1999/2000	Sat 05 Feb	Preston NE	2 - 2	Reading	LD2
1999/2000	Wed 01 Sep	Reading	2 - 2	Preston NE	LD2
1998/1999	Sat 20 Feb	Reading	2 - 1	Preston NE	LD2
1998/1999	Sat 12 Sep	Preston NE	4 - 0	Reading	LD2
1992/1993	Sat 20 Feb	Reading	4 - 0	Preston NE	LD2

Recent respective form guides

Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

The away form of Preston NE is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the North End have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Reading's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Preston NE's 19 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Reading	6	2	1	3	9	10	7
Preston NE	6	4	0	2	12	7	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Reading only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Reading	Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Preston NE	5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago.