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Reading face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Royals have recorded 10 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 08 Dec | Reading | 2 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Reading | 4 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 20 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Reading | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Reading | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 6 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Royals have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 33 from their 29 matches played. Reading are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 32 points from their 29 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Reading only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Selhurst Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | 6 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |