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Reading pack their bags to visit Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday 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 17 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at Home Park was more than three years back, in November 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Reading | 2 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Reading | 1 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Reading | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Pilgrims have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Plymouth Arg. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 36 matches. Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 62 points from 34 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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 Plymouth Arg.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Reading | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |