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Fulham face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Cottagers have recorded 7 wins, and Reading have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Royals carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Reading | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Reading | 1 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Fulham | 0 - 1 | Reading | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Reading | 0 - 1 | Fulham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Feb | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 30 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 11 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Reading | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Cottagers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Reading are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 33 matches. Fulham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 24 points from their 33 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 15 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |