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Reading play host to Manchester United at Madejski Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Though past meetings have resulted in more draws than losses for Royals.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was more than a decade ago, in January 1996, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Jan | Reading | 0-3 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1954/1955 | Wed 12 Jan | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 08 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1936/1937 | Sat 16 Jan | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 1935/1936 | Sat 11 Jan | Reading | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1926/1927 | Mon 17 Jan | Reading | 2 - 1 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1926/1927 | Wed 12 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 2 | Reading | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Royals, with 7 goals against.
Man Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Red Devils, and 4 goals against.
Reading find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 9 points they have accumulated from 5 games. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 12 points from their 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Man Utd. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 30 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Man Utd. | 13 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |