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Reading travel to take on Southampton at St. Marys on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Royals have recorded 2 wins, and Southampton have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southampton was amazingly over twenty years ago, in November 1978, with Southampton running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 04 Jan | Reading | 3 - 1 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 28 Nov | Reading | 2 - 1 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 09 Jan | Reading | 0 - 1 | Southampton | FAC |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 14 Nov | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1978/1979 | Wed 08 Nov | Reading | 0 - 0 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 1959/1960 | Mon 18 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Fri 15 Apr | Reading | 2 - 0 | Southampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
The away form of Reading however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Royals, and 4 goals against.
Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 15 points from their 10 games so far. Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 23 points from the 10 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Reading | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Royals have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from St. Marys with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |