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History of the Reading v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Reading are ready to welcome Sheffield Wednesday to Madejski Stadium on Tuesday evening,

The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2005, with Reading running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 22 Apr	Sheff. Wed.	1 - 1	Reading	CHMP
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

Recent respective form guides

Reading have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 6 conceded.

Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The Owls's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 7 points from their 5 games so far. Sheff. Wed.'s total of 8 points from their 5 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	4	0	2	15	10	12
Sheff. Wed.	6	2	3	1	11	9	9

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Royals. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Reading	Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Sheff. Wed.	Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat.