FM Preview: Reading v Norwich City 13 Nov 2010

Last updated : 12 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Reading v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries 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 December 2008, with Reading running out comfortable 2 - 0 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:
2008/2009Mon 27 AprNorwich City0 - 2ReadingCHMP
2008/2009Sat 13 DecReading2 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
2005/2006Tue 31 JanReading4 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
2005/2006Sat 24 SepNorwich City0 - 1ReadingCHMP
2003/2004Mon 12 AprReading0 - 1Norwich CityCHMP
2003/2004Tue 30 SepNorwich City2 - 1ReadingCHMP
2002/2003Wed 05 MarNorwich City0 - 1ReadingCHMP

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 12 goals for the Royals, with 5 goals against.

Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Reading's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Norwich City's total of 25 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Reading62131097
Norwich City6132686

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Norwich City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Madejski Stadium will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Reading Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Norwich City Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.