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Reading face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Royals have recorded 4 wins, and Derby County have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2009, the Rams carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 10 Mar | Reading | 4 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Apr | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Reading | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Derby County | 0 - 4 | Reading | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 07 Oct | Reading | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Reading | 5 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Rams, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Derby County, Reading are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Royals's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 30 points from their 21 games so far. Reading see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 27 points from their 20 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Reading | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rams, as the Royals have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Reading | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 5 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |