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Reading face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Spurs carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Apr | Tottenham H. | 1 - 0 | Reading | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 12 Nov | Reading | 3 - 1 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 1930/1931 | Sat 27 Dec | Reading | 1 - 2 | Tottenham H. | CHMP |
| 1930/1931 | Sat 30 Aug | Tottenham H. | 7 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1929/1930 | Sat 12 Apr | Reading | 3 - 0 | Tottenham H. | CHMP |
| 1929/1930 | Sat 07 Dec | Tottenham H. | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1928/1929 | Sat 12 Jan | Reading | 2 - 0 | Tottenham H. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Tottenham Hotspur have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Spurs have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 7.
In complete contrast to Tottenham H., Reading are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Royals have hit 10 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tottenham H. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 21 points from their 19 games played so far, Reading see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 22 points from their 19 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spurs, as the Royals have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tottenham H. | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Reading | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |