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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 4 of the 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, with Reading annihilating their visitors 6 - 0 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Reading | 6 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 01 Nov | Reading | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 3 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Reading | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 5 conceded.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Owls have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 31 matches. Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the The Owls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |