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Reading prepare to entertain Preston North End at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in September 2004, with Reading running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Preston N.E. | 0 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Preston N.E. | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Reading | 3-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 13 Jan | Reading | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Preston N.E. | 3 - 3 | Reading | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Reading | 3 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Royals have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 4.
Preston N.E.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the North End, and 5 goals against.
Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 35 games giving them a return of 83 points. Preston N.E.'s total of 55 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading may be coming up against a decent side in Preston N.E., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Royals. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 21 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Undefeated in last 11 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |