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Reading play host to Portsmouth at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 7 of the 19 previous games, with the Royals winning just 6.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was just over four years ago, in December 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Reading | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Royals have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 8.
In complete contrast to Reading, Portsmouth are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pompey have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 43 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Portsmouth's 41 points from 29 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 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading may be coming up against a decent side in Portsmouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Royals. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 14 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |