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Reading face a trip to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Monday 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 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
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 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 18 points from their 22 games thus far. Reading are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 23 from their 23 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
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. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Reading | Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |