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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Reading at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 7 games played, Boro have recorded 3 wins, and Reading have come away with 1 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in February 2007, the Boro carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Reading | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Reading | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Reading | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 06 Jan | Reading | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Middlesbrough | 4 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Feb | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Reading is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Royals have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 29 points from their 27 games played so far, Reading are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 22 points from their 27 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Reading | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Boro's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Reading. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. An overall losing run of 7 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |