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Reading are ready to welcome Sheffield United to Madejski Stadium at tea-time on Friday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 11 wins out of 16 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2007, with Reading running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Reading | 3-1 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Royals have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Blades, and 7 goals against.
Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 69 points from 40 games. Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 72 points from 41 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Royals at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the The Blades come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |