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Crystal Palace face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Eagles have recorded 12 wins, and Reading have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 17 Feb | Crystal Palace | 1 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 08 Dec | Reading | 2 - 4 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Reading | 4 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 20 Jan | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Reading | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
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 high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Royals, with 9 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far, Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the Eagles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |