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Reading pack their bags to visit Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Molineux was within the last three years, in December 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Reading | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Wolves | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Reading | 1 - 2 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Wolves | 4 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 14 May | Reading | 0 - 1 | Wolves | D1PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Wolves | 2 - 1 | Reading | D1PO |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 12 Mar | Reading | 0 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Wolves have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Royals have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wolves are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 8 games giving them a return of 22 points. Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 14 points from 8 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 16 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Wolves, as the Royals have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Reading | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |