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Reading prepare to entertain Gillingham at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, winning 57.14% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2003, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Reading | 2-1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 10 Feb | Reading | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Gillingham | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 07 Apr | Reading | 2 - 2 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Gillingham | 2 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Thu 01 Apr | Gillingham | 2 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 4 conceded.
Gillingham have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Gills's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Reading's total of 15 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Reading fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Royals. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Gillingham | No win in the 2 most recent games. |