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Norwich City pack their bags to visit Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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 previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in January 2006, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Reading | 4 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Reading | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Sep | Reading | 0 - 2 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 03 May | Reading | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | 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 10 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Reading, Norwich City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Canaries have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 43 points from 22 games. Norwich City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Canaries are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Reading. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Norwich City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |