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Reading play host to Crewe Alexandra at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Royals have a healthy record in the fixture, winning 8 from 13 meetings.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in October 1997, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Oct | Reading | 3-3 | Crewe Alex. | LD1 |
| 1990/1991 | Fri 01 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | DIV3 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 18 Sep | Reading | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | DIV3 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 13 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | DIV3 |
| 1989/1990 | Fri 25 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Reading | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Railwaymen have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 63 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 51 points from their 42 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not exactly setting the world alight at Madjeski Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Crewe Alex. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crewe Alex. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |