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Reading pack their bags to visit Coventry City at Ricoh Arena 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 lose 11 and win only 3 of the 21 games.
The previous match played between the two at Ricoh Arena was more than three years back, in September 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 01 Dec | Reading | 3 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Reading | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Reading | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Coventry City | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Reading | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 50 points from their 38 games played so far, Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 68 points from 39 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Coventry City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 5 away games. |