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Sunderland face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Tuesday evening,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Reading | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 17 Feb | Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 04 Oct | Reading | 4 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 03 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Reading, Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Black Cats have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 9 points from their 5 games so far. Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |