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Derby County prepare to entertain Reading at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, having won 5 and lost only 2 of the 9 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in August 2003, with Reading inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Rams in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Reading | 3 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Derby County | 2-3 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Reading | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Jan | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 19 Aug | Reading | 3 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Feb | Reading | 1 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the Rams in those games, with 11 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 3 against.
Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 6 points from their 6 games played so far, Reading's total of 12 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rams go into their game against Reading in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | 10 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Reading | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |