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Reading prepare to entertain Watford at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 32 and lost only 8 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was just last season, in March 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Watford | 0 - 0 | Reading | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Reading | 0-0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Hornets have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 54 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Watford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 36 games have yielded only 24 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Reading are not exactly setting the world alight at Madejski Stadium in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |