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Crystal Palace face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 35 games played, Eagles have recorded 11 wins, and Reading have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Reading | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Reading | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 23 Apr | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 21 Sep | Reading | 1 - 6 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 08 Apr | Reading | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Royals, with 6 goals against.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Eagles have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 14 points from the 7 games they have played so far. Crystal Palace's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
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 | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 17 away matches. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |