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Reading are ready to welcome West Ham United to Madjeski Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.
The only previous meeting between Reading and West Ham Utd. at was within the last three years, in September 2001, when they played out a goalless draw in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Reading | 0-0 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
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. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Hammers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 60 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Ham Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 63 points from 39 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Reading only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |