|
Reading prepare to entertain Watford at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 32 wins out of 49 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in December 2004, with Reading running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Watford | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Reading | 3-0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Watford | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Reading | 0 - 3 | Watford | LGEC |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Royals, with 4 goals against.
Watford's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Hornets, and 7 goals against.
Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 37 games giving them a return of 89 points. Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 68 points from 37 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Royals are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |