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Reading prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Madejski Stadium on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 21 games played, Royals have recorded 10 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in November 2004, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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 | Sat 23 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Reading | 2-1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Reading | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Reading | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Reading | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Royals have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 3.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 27 games giving them a return of 66 points. Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 38 from their 27 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 16 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Reading fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Royals. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Cardiff City | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |