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Reading are ready to welcome Newcastle United to Madejski Stadium on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Royals.
The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2007, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Reading | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Reading | 2-1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 30 Apr | Reading | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 06 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Reading | PREM |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 31 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 27 Jan | Reading | 3 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Royals, with 6 goals against.
Newcastle Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Magpies, and 3 goals against.
Reading's 56 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 42 games giving them a return of 92 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading may be in prime form at home, but the quality of the opposition suggests to me that Newcastle Utd. are going to come away with all the points in this one. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |