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Reading prepare to entertain Swansea City at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 8 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in September 2008, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Reading | 4-0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 28 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Reading | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Reading | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 17 Jan | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | FAC |
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 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Swansea City's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Reading are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 22 matches. Swansea City's total of 35 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Royals at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Swans come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |