Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Reading at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 33 games played, Eagles have recorded 12 wins, and Reading have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was just last season, in November 2002, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Eagles in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Reading | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 5 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Royals have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace's 50 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 52 from their 34 games so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Crystal Palace | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace may be coming up against a decent side in Reading, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Eagles. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Crystal Palace | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
Reading | 5 games since last away draw. |