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History of the Reading v West Bromwich Albion fixture
West Brom. face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, The Baggies have recorded 5 wins, and Reading have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 24 Feb | West Brom. | 2 - 3 | Reading | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Feb | Reading | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 17 Jan | Reading | 3 - 2 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Reading | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading 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 16 goals for the Royals, with 7 goals against.
West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Reading's 51 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 78 points from the 39 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Baggies has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Reading. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| West Brom. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |