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Reading are ready to welcome Preston North End to Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 4 of the 22 games.
The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in February 2006, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Reading | 2-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Royals, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Reading, Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the North End have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 58 points from the 30 games they have played so far. Preston N.E.'s total of 49 points from their 31 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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 6 home games. |
| Preston N.E. | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |