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Sheff. Wed. are ready to welcome Reading to Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the 4 previous meetings, 2 have been drawn, and 2 won by the The Owls.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was within the last three years, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Reading | 6 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 1-1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 6 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Sheff. Wed.'s 48 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 59 points from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sheff. Wed. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Reading | Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |