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Reading pack their bags to visit Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 35 games played, Royals have recorded 10 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 12 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Selhurst Park was more than three years back, in January 2006, 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 | Sat 30 Aug | Reading | 4 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 20 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Reading | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Reading | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Reading | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Eagles have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Crystal Palace's 50 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 67 points from 38 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Royals has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 4 away games. |