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Reading face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Royals have recorded 5 wins, and Fulham have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2006, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cottagers in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Reading | 1 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 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 | Tue 11 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Reading | ASSM |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 10 Nov | Reading | 1 - 0 | Fulham | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Cottagers have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Reading's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Royals have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 11 matches. Reading see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 13 points from their 11 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Royals out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Fulham. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |