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Reading prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 34 games played, Royals have recorded 16 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madjeski Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2003, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Reading | 2-1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 23 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Reading | 1 - 6 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 08 Apr | Reading | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Mon 28 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 3 | Reading | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 37 points from their 23 games so far. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
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 | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |