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Reading prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at Madejski 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 14 meetings.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Reading | 1-1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Oct | Reading | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Fri 01 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 18 Sep | Reading | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 13 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Crewe Alex. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Railwaymen have hit 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 27 points from the 14 games they have played so far. Crewe Alex. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 15 from their 13 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Crewe Alex. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Royals in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |