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Reading face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 2 of the 10 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, the Rams carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Reading | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Reading | 3 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Reading | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Rams's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Reading however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Royals pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.
Derby County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 26 matches. Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 26 games giving them a return of 65 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Derby County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Reading | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |