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Watford face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Sunday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 8 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Watford | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Royals have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Hornets's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 44 points from 24 games. Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 24 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Reading. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |