FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Reading 22 Sep 2012

Last updated : 21 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the West Bromwich Albion v Reading fixture

West Bromwich Albion are ready to welcome Reading to The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 18 previous matches.

The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was within the last three years, in February 2010, with Reading inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Baggies in an F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 08 Jan Reading 1 - 0 West Brom. F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Reading 1 - 1 West Brom. Championship
2009/2010 Wed 24 Feb West Brom. 2-3 Reading F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 13 Feb Reading 2 - 2 West Brom. F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct West Brom. 3 - 1 Reading Championship
2005/2006 Tue 17 Jan Reading 3 - 2 West Brom. F.A. Cup
2005/2006 Sat 07 Jan West Brom. 1 - 1 Reading F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Baggies, with 3 goals against.

Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Royals's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

West Bromwich Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 7 points from their 4 games so far.

Reading are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Bromwich Albion 6 3 1 2 12 9 10
Reading 6 1 2 3 9 14 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

West Bromwich Albion may be coming up against a decent side in Reading, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Baggies. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Bromwich Albion 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Reading Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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