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Plymouth Arg. pack their bags to visit Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Pilgrims have recorded 10 wins, and Reading have come away with 11 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was more than three years back, in August 2005, with Plymouth Arg. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Royals in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Reading | 1 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Reading | 0 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 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 |
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 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Plymouth Arg. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Pilgrims have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far, Plymouth Arg.'s 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Plymouth Arg. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Madejski Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Plymouth Arg. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |