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Reading pack their bags to visit Portsmouth at Fratton 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 10 and win only 3 of the 19 games.
The previous match played between the two at Fratton Park was more than three years back, in April 2003, with Portsmouth running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Reading | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Reading | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Portsmouth | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 25 Mar | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Dec | Reading | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Pompey 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 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 16 points they have accumulated from 9 games. Reading's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Portsmouth may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |