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Wolves face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in May 2003, with Wolves inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Royals in a Div. One Play-Offs match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Wolves | 4 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 14 May | Reading | 0 - 1 | Wolves | D1P |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Wolves | 2 - 1 | Reading | D1P |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 12 Mar | Reading | 0 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Wolves | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Apr | Wolves | 3 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Dec | Reading | 0 - 0 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Royals score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Wolves have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Wolves, and 3 goals against.
Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 70 points from their 44 games so far. Wolves's 60 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Wolves | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wolves have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Reading may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Wolves | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 15 games since last defeat. |