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Reading travel to take on West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday evening, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have tasted victory on only 2 occassions from the 12 previous games.
The last time the two teams met at West Brom was back in September 1997, over five years ago, the Baggies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | Reading | 2 - 1 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 07 Sep | West Brom | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Reading | 2 - 2 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | West Brom | 3 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Reading | 3 - 1 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 07 Oct | West Brom | 2 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Reading | 0 - 2 | West Brom | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Royals's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
West Brom are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 17 games giving them a return of 35 points. Reading's total of 30 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Baggies, as the Royals have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Reading | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |