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Reading prepare to entertain Queens Park Rangers at Madejski Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 24 wins out of 36 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in December 2004, the Royals carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Q.P.R. | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Reading | 1-0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Reading | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 02 Sep | Reading | 1 - 2 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
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 13 goals for the Royals, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Reading, Q.P.R. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Rangers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 45 games giving them a return of 103 points. Q.P.R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 50 points from 45 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 12 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Reading fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Royals. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 26 home games. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Q.P.R. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |