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Q.P.R. pack their bags to visit Reading at Madejski Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 23 out of 35 times.
The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2002, the Royals carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Reading | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 02 Sep | Reading | 1 - 2 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 12 Mar | Q.P.R. | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 23 Nov | Reading | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 14 Jan | Q.P.R. | 2 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 3 conceded.
The away form of Q.P.R. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rangers have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 41 points from 23 games. Q.P.R. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 36 from their 23 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the Rangers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Q.P.R. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |