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Reading prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 8 wins out of 12 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in February 2004, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Reading | 2-1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 24 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Reading | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 13 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Blades have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Reading's total of 60 points from their 39 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 58 from their 38 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Royals to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. |