West Brom. travel to take on Reading at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 5 of the 14 previous games, with the hosts winning just 4.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in December 1997, over five years ago, the Royals carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of West Brom. however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Baggies, and 2 goals against.
Reading's 67 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 86 points from the 43 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Reading. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| West Brom. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |