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Reading prepare to entertain Gillingham at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday morning, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, winning 55.81% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madjeski Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2003, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 10 Feb | Reading | 2-1 | Gillingham | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 07 Apr | Reading | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Gillingham | 2 - 2 | Reading | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Thu 01 Apr | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Reading | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Oct | Reading | 0 - 0 | Gillingham | LD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Jan | Reading | 3 - 1 | Gillingham | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Gills have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 15 points from their 11 games played so far, Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not exactly setting the world alight at Madjeski Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Gillingham in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |