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Reading face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 13 out of 20 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 13 Jan | Reading | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Preston N.E. | 3 - 3 | Reading | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Reading | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 15 Apr | Reading | 5 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Reading | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 01 Sep | Reading | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 14 to 12.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Royals have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 46 points from their 32 games played so far, Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 52 from their 33 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
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 Preston N.E.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Reading | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |