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Reading play host to Manchester City at Madejski Stadium on Monday evening, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 33.33 of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in March 1999, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Mar | Reading | 1-3 | Man City | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Oct | Man City | 0 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Reading | 3 - 0 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Man City | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | Man City | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Reading | 2 - 0 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 06 Oct | Reading | 1 - 2 | Man City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Royals, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Reading, Man City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Sky Blues have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Reading see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far, Man City's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading may be coming up against a decent side in Man City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Royals. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |