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Man Utd. travel to take on Reading at Madejski Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Most of the previous games have been drawn, but the remainder have resulted in a win for Red Devils.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was more than a decade ago, in January 1996, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Jan | Reading | 0 - 3 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1954/1955 | Wed 12 Jan | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 08 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1936/1937 | Sat 16 Jan | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 1935/1936 | Sat 11 Jan | Reading | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1926/1927 | Mon 17 Jan | Reading | 2 - 1 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 1926/1927 | Wed 12 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 2 | Reading | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Royals, with 7 goals against.
Man Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Red Devils, and 4 goals against.
Reading find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 9 points they have accumulated from 5 games. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 12 points from their 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man Utd. are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Reading. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 30 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Man Utd. | 13 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |