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Preston NE face a trip to Reading at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday morning, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The North End will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 3 of the 18 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Reading annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 15 Apr | Reading | 5 - 1 | Preston NE | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Preston NE | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Preston NE | 2 - 2 | Reading | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 01 Sep | Reading | 2 - 2 | Preston NE | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Feb | Reading | 2 - 1 | Preston NE | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Sep | Preston NE | 4 - 0 | Reading | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 20 Feb | Reading | 4 - 0 | Preston NE | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Preston NE is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the North End have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Preston NE's 19 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Preston NE | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Preston NE on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Reading. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Preston NE | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |