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Reading face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Reading | 0 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Bristol City | 1 - 4 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Bristol City | 3 - 3 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Reading | 3 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 23 Mar | Reading | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Bristol City | 4 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 15 Feb | Bristol City | 4 - 0 | Reading | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 6 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Royals's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Bristol City's 30 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Reading are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 21 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Royals to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Reading | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |