FM Preview: Derby County v Reading 18 Dec 2010

Last updated : 17 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Derby County v Reading fixture

Derby County prepare to entertain Reading at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 14 games played, Rams have recorded 7 wins, and Reading have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in November 2009, the Rams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Wed 10 MarReading4 - 1Derby CountyCHMP
2009/2010Sat 28 NovDerby County2-1ReadingCHMP
2008/2009Tue 21 AprDerby County0 - 2ReadingCHMP
2008/2009Sat 08 NovReading3 - 0Derby CountyCHMP
2007/2008Sun 11 MayDerby County0 - 4ReadingPREM
2007/2008Sun 07 OctReading1 - 0Derby CountyPREM
2005/2006Sat 01 AprReading5 - 0Derby CountyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Derby County have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Rams, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to Derby County, Reading are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Royals's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 30 points from their 21 games so far. Reading see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 27 points from their 20 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Derby County62047106
Reading6051685

FootyMad's prediction ...

Derby County may be coming up against a decent side in Reading, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rams. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Derby County 9 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Reading Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 5 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.