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Bristol City face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Robins have recorded 11 wins, and Reading have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Reading running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 19 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Mar | Reading | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Dec | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Reading | 0 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Bristol City | 1 - 4 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Bristol City | 3 - 3 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Reading | 3 - 2 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Robins have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 30 points from their 21 games so far. Bristol City are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 21 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Bristol City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Reading. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Bristol City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |