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Reading face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Royals have recorded 11 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Reading | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 17 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 08 Dec | Reading | 2 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Reading | 4 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 20 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Reading | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Eagles score just 3 goals, though they have conceded 0.
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 9 goals for and 7 against.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 33 matches. Reading's 47 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Reading only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Selhurst Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Reading | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |