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Reading play host to West Bromwich Albion at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 5 of the 14 previous games, with the Royals winning just 4.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in December 1997, over five years ago, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of West Brom. however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Baggies, and 2 goals against.
Reading's 67 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 86 points from the 43 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Royals of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of West Brom., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| West Brom. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |