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Reading prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 5 of the 11 previous games, with the Royals winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in August 2003, with Reading running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Reading | 3-0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Fri 18 Apr | Reading | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 26 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 24 Oct | Reading | 3 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Nottm. Forest have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Forest have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's total of 67 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 40 points from their 42 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Reading are not exactly setting the world alight at Madejski Stadium in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Nottm. Forest | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |