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Derby County face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have tasted victory on only 1 occassions from the 10 previous games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, with Derby County inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Royals in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Reading | 0 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Reading | 3 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Reading | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. The Royals have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Rams have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 40 games giving them a return of 92 points. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 40 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rams 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 | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 11 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |