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Reading face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 34 and win only 9 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Watford running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Apr | Watford | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Reading | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 09 Jan | Reading | 4 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Watford | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Reading | 0 - 2 | Watford | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Watford | 0 - 0 | Reading | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Reading | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Royals's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Watford see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 22 points from their 17 games played so far, Reading's 24 points from 17 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 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Royals out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Watford. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Reading | 4 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |