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Reading face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 5 games played, Royals have recorded 1 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Reading inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Owls in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Reading | 6 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 01 Nov | Reading | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Reading | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 01 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Owls have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Reading's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Royals have hit 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 18 from their 18 matches played. Reading are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Royals out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Reading | 8 games since last away draw. |