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Reading prepare to entertain Norwich City at Madjeski Stadium on Monday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, winning 51.72% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madjeski Stadium was just last season, in September 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Sep | Reading | 0-2 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 03 May | Reading | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 21 Oct | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 04 Mar | Reading | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 16 Nov | Norwich City | 1 - 1 | Reading | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Canaries have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Canaries, and 2 goals against.
Reading's 63 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Norwich City are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 40 games giving them a return of 79 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Royals go into their game against Norwich City in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Norwich City | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |