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History of the Reading v Watford fixture

Watford face a trip to Reading at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 27 out of 40 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2002, the Royals carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Wed 30 Apr	Watford	0 - 3	Reading	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 23 Nov	Reading	1 - 0	Watford	LD1
1995/1996	Tue 16 Apr	Watford	4 - 2	Reading	LD1
1995/1996	Sat 02 Mar	Reading	0 - 0	Watford	LD1
1994/1995	Sat 04 Mar	Reading	4 - 1	Watford	LD1
1994/1995	Sat 24 Sep	Watford	2 - 2	Reading	LD1
1977/1978	Tue 07 Mar	Watford	1 - 0	Reading	DIV4

Recent respective form guides

Reading have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 4 conceded.

The Hornets have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 31 points from their 20 games so far. Watford find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 20 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Reading	6	4	1	1	5	2	13
Watford	6	2	2	2	5	7	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Royals. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Reading	Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Watford	4 games since last defeat.