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Reading face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, Royals have recorded 10 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Eagles in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Reading | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Reading | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 23 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Reading | 1 - 6 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 08 Apr | Reading | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 5 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Royals have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace's 50 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 52 from their 34 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Crystal Palace may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Reading | 5 games since last away draw. |