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Reading prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 10 wins out of 15 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in October 2005, with Reading running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Reading | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Royals, with 6 goals against.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Reading's 31 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sheff. Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Sheff. Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Royals in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 10 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |