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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Reading fixture

West Brom play host to Reading at The Hawthorns on Saturday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Baggies have tasted victory on 10 of the 12 occassions the teams have met.

The last time the two teams met at West Brom was back in September 1997, over five years ago, the Baggies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1997/1998	Fri 26 Dec	Reading	2 - 1	West Brom	LD1
1997/1998	Sun 07 Sep	West Brom	1-0	Reading	LD1
1996/1997	Thu 26 Dec	Reading	2 - 2	West Brom	LD1
1996/1997	Tue 10 Sep	West Brom	3 - 2	Reading	LD1
1995/1996	Sat 02 Dec	Reading	3 - 1	West Brom	LD1
1995/1996	Sat 07 Oct	West Brom	2 - 0	Reading	LD1
1994/1995	Sat 14 Jan	Reading	0 - 2	West Brom	LD1

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Royals's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

West Brom are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 17 games giving them a return of 35 points. Reading's total of 30 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
West Brom	6	3	1	2	6	4	10
Reading	6	4	0	2	8	6	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Baggies's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Reading. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom	Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Reading	10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago.