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Reading face a trip to Norwich City at on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Royals have recorded 7 wins, and Norwich City have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in September 2003, the Canaries carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Reading | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Sep | Reading | 0 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 03 May | Reading | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 21 Oct | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 04 Mar | Reading | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the Canaries score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches. Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 20 points from the 9 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Royals has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Norwich City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Reading | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |