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Reading face a trip to Millwall at The Den on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 7 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, the The Lions carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Reading | 5 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Reading | 2 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Millwall | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Millwall | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Reading | 1 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Millwall | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Reading | 2 - 0 | Millwall | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Millwall's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Lions have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Reading's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Royals, and 3 goals against.
Millwall find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 17 points. Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 23 games giving them a return of 56 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Millwall | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Reading | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Millwall. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Millwall | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Reading | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |