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Reading prepare to entertain West Ham United at Madejski Stadium on Monday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Royals.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was two seasons ago, in March 2005, with Reading running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Reading | PREM |
| 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
Reading have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Royals's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Hammers have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Reading's 27 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Ham Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 18 points from their 21 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Royals's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past West Ham Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 13 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |