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Reading face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Royals.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 27 Feb | Reading | 2 - 3 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Man Utd. | 3 - 2 | Reading | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Reading | 1 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Jan | Reading | 0 - 3 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 01 Aug | Reading | 2 - 3 | Man Utd. | INVC |
| 1954/1955 | Wed 12 Jan | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 6.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Reading are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Royals's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Royals have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |