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Reading play host to Fulham at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in April 1999, over five years ago, with Fulham inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Royals in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Fulham | 0 - 1 | Reading | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Reading | 0-1 | Fulham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Feb | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 30 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Oct | Reading | 1 - 0 | Fulham | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 06 Mar | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Fri 02 Oct | Reading | 3 - 0 | Fulham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Cottagers have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 45 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 33 matches.
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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Fulham | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Royals's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Fulham. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 15 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |