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Sheff. Wed. are ready to welcome Reading to Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the The Owls.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was more than three years back, in January 2003, as the The Owls squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 01 Nov | Reading | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 3-2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Reading | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 01 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Fri 21 Dec | Reading | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 26 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 16 Oct | Reading | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Royals, and 3 goals against.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 48 points from 44 matches. Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 44 games giving them a return of 102 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |