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Reading pack their bags to visit West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Sunday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was within the last three years, in August 2004, the Hammers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Reading | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Reading | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Reading | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Hammers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
West Ham Utd. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches. Reading's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Royals has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to West Ham Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Reading | 4 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |