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Reading face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Royals have recorded 3 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Blades in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Oct | Reading | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Reading | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Reading | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Reading | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 24 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 70 points from the 33 games they have played so far. Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 33 games giving them a return of 82 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Royals could well see them head back from Bramall Lane with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |