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Reading prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, winning 63.64% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madjeski Stadium was just last season, in December 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 | Fri 24 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Reading | 0-2 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 13 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 04 Nov | Reading | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 29 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Royals have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Blades, and 11 goals against.
Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 49 points from their 32 games so far. Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 52 points from 32 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Madjeski Stadium for the Royals and the Madmen are unable to see past Sheff. Utd, who will claim victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | No sequences of note |
| Sheff. Utd. | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |