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Reading face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 9 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Reading | 0 - 2 | Watford | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Watford | 0 - 0 | Reading | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Reading | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Watford | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Reading | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Watford | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Reading | 0 - 3 | Watford | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Reading's total of 10 points from their 6 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 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Royals has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Watford. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 11 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |