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Reading pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon,
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in April 2005, with Reading inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 31 Aug | Reading | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Reading | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 17 Feb | Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Reading | 4 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Black Cats in those games, with 6 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches. Reading are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Royals could well see them head back from Stadium Of Light with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Reading | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |