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Reading play host to Newcastle United at Madejski Stadium on Monday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Royals have won one and drawn one.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1990, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 06 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Reading | PREM |
| 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
Reading have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Magpies have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 51 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 42 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Royals's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Newcastle Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |