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Reading travel to take on Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Monday evening, 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 last time the two teams met at Charlton Ath. was back in April 1998, over five years ago, with Charlton Ath. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Reading | 2 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 10 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Reading | 2 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 11 Jan | Reading | 2 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 14 Sep | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Apr | Reading | 0 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 21 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Addicks in those games, with 5 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Charlton Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 32 matches. Reading's 44 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Reading | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Charlton Ath. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |