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Reading travel to take on Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Royals have recorded 1 wins, and Man City have come away with 4 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Man City was back in October 1998, over five years ago, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 11 Sep | Reading | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Mar | Reading | 1 - 3 | Man City | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Oct | Man City | 0 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Reading | 3 - 0 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Man City | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | Man City | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Reading | 2 - 0 | Man City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Sky Blues's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Royals's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 30 points from their 24 games played so far, Reading's 37 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Reading | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 16 |
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 Man City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Reading | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |