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Reading face a trip to Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Royals have recorded 13 wins, and Swansea City have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Reading | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Swansea City | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Reading | 4 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 28 Aug | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Reading | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Reading | 3 - 1 | Swansea City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
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.
Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 40 points from 24 games. Reading's total of 34 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Reading only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Liberty Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |