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Reading prepare to entertain Burnley at Madejski Stadium on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 14 games played, Royals have recorded 5 wins, and Burnley have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Burnley | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Reading | 0-0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 24 Feb | Reading | 2 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 25 Nov | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Burnley | 2 - 5 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Reading | 3 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Royals, with 6 goals against.
The away form of Burnley is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Clarets have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 10 points from the 5 games they have played so far. Burnley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Royals being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Burnley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. |