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Reading pack their bags to visit Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Sunday 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 7 and win only 3 of the 13 games.
The previous match played between the two at City Ground was more than three years back, in November 2004, the Forest carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Reading | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 5 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Royals's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Nottm. Forest may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Reading | No sequences of note |