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Reading prepare to entertain Millwall at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 11 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2005, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Reading | 2-1 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Millwall | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Millwall | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Reading | 1 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Millwall | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Reading | 2 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Reading | 3 - 4 | Millwall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Millwall is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Lions have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 6 points from 3 games. Millwall find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Millwall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Royals's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Millwall. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Millwall | No win in the 4 most recent games. |