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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 27 games played, Pilgrims have recorded 9 wins, and Reading have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in December 1999, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 12 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Sep | Reading | 3 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 08 May | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 31 Oct | Reading | 3 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Plymouth Arg. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Pilgrims have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 50 points from 30 games. Plymouth Arg. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 30 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Pilgrims 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 | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |