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Watford prepare to entertain Reading at Vicarage Road Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 32 wins out of 49 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was just last season, in April 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Reading | 2 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Royals 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. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 45 matches. Reading's 70 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |