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Reading travel to take on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. While the majority of previous matches have ended up drawn, a win has yet to be registered by Royals.
The last time the two teams met at Blackburn R. was well over fifteen years ago, back in May 1988, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Reading | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
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 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Blackburn R.'s 50 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Reading's 54 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Ewood Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Reading | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |