FootyMAD's Coventry City match preview

History of the Coventry City v Reading fixture

Reading face a trip to Coventry City at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 2 of the 18 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2002, with Coventry City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 20 Sep	Reading	1 - 2	Coventry City	LD1
2002/2003	Thu 26 Dec	Coventry City	2 - 0	Reading	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 17 Aug	Reading	1 - 2	Coventry City	LD1
1963/1964	Sat 11 Jan	Reading	2 - 2	Coventry City	DIV3
1963/1964	Sat 07 Sep	Coventry City	0 - 0	Reading	DIV3
1962/1963	Wed 01 May	Reading	4 - 1	Coventry City	DIV3
1962/1963	Sat 29 Sep	Coventry City	2 - 1	Reading	DIV3

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Sky Blues, with 5 goals against.

The Royals have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Royals's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Coventry City's 55 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Reading's 57 points from 38 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
Coventry City	6	4	0	2	12	6	12
Reading	6	2	2	2	8	9	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Royals to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City	Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Reading	No sequences of note