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Bristol City face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Robins have recorded 11 wins, and Reading have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 23 Mar | Reading | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Bristol City | 4 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Royals, with 8 goals against.
In complete contrast to Reading, Bristol City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Robins have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Reading find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 33 matches. Bristol City's 45 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Bristol City | No sequences of note |