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Reading travel to take on Leeds United at Elland Road 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 with only a 20.00% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Leeds Utd. was back in November 1997, over five years ago, with Reading inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Whites in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Reading | 1 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 18 Nov | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 3 | Reading | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 10 Jan | Leeds Utd. | 2 - 1 | Reading | LC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 12 Dec | Reading | 0 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 22 Aug | Leeds Utd. | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 22 Apr | Reading | 2 - 1 | Leeds Utd. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 13 Sep | Leeds Utd. | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leeds United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Whites have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Reading's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Royals have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leeds Utd.'s 44 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 51 points from 31 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leeds Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Royals has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Leeds Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leeds Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |