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Watford face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Friday 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 32 and win only 9 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in May 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Watford | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Reading | 0 - 2 | Watford | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Watford | 0 - 0 | Reading | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Reading | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Watford | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Reading | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Watford | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Royals, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Reading, Watford are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 51 points from the 26 games they have played so far. Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 27 from their 26 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Watford | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |