Crystal Palace face a trip to Reading at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Eagles have recorded 10 wins, and Reading have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, the Royals carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Reading | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Reading | LD1 |
1996/1997 | Wed 23 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Reading | 1 - 6 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
1995/1996 | Mon 08 Apr | Reading | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
1995/1996 | Sat 04 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
1987/1988 | Mon 28 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 3 | Reading | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 37 points from their 23 games so far. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 23 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Crystal Palace not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Reading will ease to victory over the Eagles. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Reading | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |