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Reading face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Royals will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 4 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, the Potters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Reading | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Reading | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Reading | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Reading | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 29 Aug | Reading | 3 - 3 | Stoke City | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Reading | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Stoke City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 22 matches. Reading's total of 37 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Royals of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Britannia Stadium with Reading coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Reading | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |