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Reading prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Royals have a healthy record in the fixture, winning 9 from 15 meetings.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2004, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Reading | 4-0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Reading | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Oct | Reading | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Fri 01 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 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 15 goals for the Royals, with 8 goals against.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Railwaymen have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 17 points from the 8 games they have played so far. Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
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 | Won 4 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 15 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |