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Reading face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 33 out of 50 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Hornets carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Reading | 0 - 3 | Watford | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Watford | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Reading | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 30 Apr | Watford | 0 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Reading | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 16 Apr | Watford | 4 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Reading | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 3 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Watford's total of 16 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 18 points from the 9 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Royals have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |