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Reading pack their bags to visit Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Royals.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was more than three years back, in January 2003, as the The Owls edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 01 Nov | Reading | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Reading | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 01 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Fri 21 Dec | Reading | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 26 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 16 Oct | Reading | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Royals, and 3 goals against.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 48 points from 44 matches. Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 44 games giving them a return of 102 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |