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History of the Reading v Sheffield United fixture

Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 8 out of 12 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2004, the Royals carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 14 Aug	Sheff. Utd.	0 - 1	Reading	CHMP
2003/2004	Sat 28 Feb	Reading	2 - 1	Sheff. Utd.	CHMP
2003/2004	Fri 24 Oct	Sheff. Utd.	1 - 2	Reading	CHMP
2002/2003	Tue 18 Feb	Sheff. Utd.	1 - 3	Reading	CHMP
2002/2003	Sat 14 Dec	Reading	0 - 2	Sheff. Utd.	CHMP
1997/1998	Sat 14 Mar	Sheff. Utd.	4 - 0	Reading	CHMP
1997/1998	Fri 13 Feb	Sheff. Utd.	1 - 0	Reading	FAC

Recent respective form guides

Reading have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Blades have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Reading's total of 60 points from their 39 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 58 from their 38 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Reading	6	2	3	1	5	3	9
Sheff. Utd.	6	2	2	2	7	5	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Royals, as the Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Reading	Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Sheff. Utd.	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches.