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Reading travel to take on Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Royals.
The last time the two teams met at Aston Villa was just over four years ago, in October 2001, the Villans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 19 Mar | Reading | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 31 Oct | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 08 Oct | Aston Villa | 4 - 1 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 24 Sep | Reading | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
| 1970/1971 | Tue 04 May | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 31 Oct | Reading | 3 - 5 | Aston Villa | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Villans score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Royals, and 5 goals against.
Aston Villa's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Reading find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Aston Villa. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Reading | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 13 games since last defeat. |