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Reading face a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion at Withdean Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Royals have recorded 10 wins, and Brighton & HA have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Seagulls in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 21 Mar | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Reading | 3 - 2 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 04 Apr | Reading | 1 - 2 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Reading | 0 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 11 Feb | Brighton & HA | 3 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Apr | Reading | 2 - 0 | Brighton & HA | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Brighton & Hove Albion have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Seagulls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Reading's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Royals have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Brighton & HA lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 1 points from their 1 games so far. Reading are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Brighton & HA may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brighton & HA | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |