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Reading play host to Blackburn Rovers at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Reading was well over fifteen years ago, back in November 1987, when they played out a goalless draw in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Mon 02 May | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 28 Nov | Reading | 0-0 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 14 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 04 Oct | Reading | 4 - 0 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Apr | Blackburn R. | 4 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 01 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | LGE1 |
| 1912/1913 | Sat 22 Feb | Reading | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 26 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Royals's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Blackburn R.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |