|
Reading face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 32 out of 49 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Reading | 2 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 30 Apr | Watford | 0 - 3 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Reading | 1 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 16 Apr | Watford | 4 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Reading | 0 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Mar | Reading | 4 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 24 Sep | Watford | 2 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Royals have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 45 matches. Reading's 70 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Watford. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |