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Reading face a trip to 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 11 and win only 3 of the 20 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2006, with Portsmouth running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Reading | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 3 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far, Reading are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Reading | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |