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Reading travel to take on Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Wednesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the Royals.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1990, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1989/1990 | Wed 31 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 27 Jan | Reading | 3 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 04 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 19 Sep | Reading | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1968/1969 | Sat 04 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 1899/1900 | Sat 27 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Magpies score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Royals's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Newcastle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 13 points from their 14 games thus far. Reading find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 25 points they have accumulated from 15 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Reading | 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |