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Reading face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2005, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Oct | Reading | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 29 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 10 Jan | Reading | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 05 Feb | Reading | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 1967/1968 | Wed 11 Oct | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1934/1935 | Sat 16 Feb | Reading | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Gunners, with 4 goals against.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 49 points from their 26 games. Reading find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 43 points they have accumulated from 28 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Arsenal may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 20 home games. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Reading | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |