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Reading face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Royals have recorded 3 wins, and Derby County have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, where Reading annihilated the Royals 0 - 4 in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Reading | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Derby County | 0 - 4 | Reading | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 07 Oct | Reading | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Reading | 5 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Reading | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Royals have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Derby County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 43 matches. Reading's total of 71 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Derby County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |