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Reading travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 5 of the 11 previous games, with the hosts winning just 3.
The last time the two teams met at Scunthorpe U. was more than a decade ago, in February 2000, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 19 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Reading | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE1 |
| 1978/1979 | Fri 16 Mar | Reading | 0 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 04 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 3 | Reading | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 11 Mar | Reading | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 15 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Reading | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Iron in those games, with 8 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Scunthorpe U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 50 from their 43 matches played. Reading's 59 points from 43 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 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
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 Scunthorpe U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Reading | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |