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Watford prepare to entertain Reading at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 33 wins out of 50 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Hornets carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Reading | 0 - 3 | Watford | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Watford | 1-0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Reading | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 30 Apr | Watford | 0 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Reading | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 16 Apr | Watford | 4 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Reading | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 3 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Watford's total of 16 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 18 points from the 9 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford may be coming up against a decent side in Reading, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Hornets. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |