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Norwich prepare to entertain Reading at on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Canaries have the slight edge, having won 12 of the 27 games compared to Reading's 7 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Reading inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Canaries in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Mar | Norwich | 0-1 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Sep | Reading | 0 - 2 | Norwich | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 03 May | Reading | 0 - 1 | Norwich | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 21 Oct | Norwich | 0 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 04 Mar | Reading | 2 - 1 | Norwich | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 16 Nov | Norwich | 1 - 1 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Mar | Reading | 0 - 3 | Norwich | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Royals have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Royals, and 5 goals against.
Norwich are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 17 points from 9 games. Reading's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Norwich may be coming up against a decent side in Reading, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Canaries. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich | Won 4 successive home games. 12 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Reading | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |