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Sunderland 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 8 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 3 wins, and Reading have come away with 4 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was more than three years back, in August 2004, the Royals carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Reading | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 31 Aug | Reading | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 18 points from their 17 games played so far, Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |