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History of the Reading v Queens Park Rangers fixture

Q.P.R. pack their bags to visit Reading at Madejski Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 25 out of 37 times.

The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in April 2006, the Royals carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sun 30 Apr	Reading	2 - 1	Q.P.R.	CHMP
2005/2006	Sat 05 Nov	Q.P.R.	1 - 2	Reading	CHMP
2004/2005	Sat 05 Mar	Q.P.R.	0 - 0	Reading	CHMP
2004/2005	Sat 18 Dec	Reading	1 - 0	Q.P.R.	CHMP
2001/2002	Sat 05 Jan	Reading	1 - 0	Q.P.R.	LGE1
2001/2002	Sat 25 Aug	Q.P.R.	0 - 0	Reading	LGE1
1997/1998	Sun 28 Dec	Q.P.R.	1 - 1	Reading	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Reading could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Royals have rattled up an impressive 24 goals, and conceded 5.

Q.P.R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.

Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 23 points from 12 games. Q.P.R.'s 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Reading	6	4	1	1	15	6	13
Q.P.R.	6	2	2	2	4	5	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Q.P.R. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Reading may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Reading	Won 7 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Q.P.R.	Not won in previous 2 away matches.