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Derby County face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Wednesday evening, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 11 of the 13 occasions the two teams have clashed.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, with Reading running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Apr | Derby County | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Reading | 3 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Derby County | 0 - 4 | Reading | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 07 Oct | Reading | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Reading | 5 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 7 conceded.
Derby County have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Reading find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 32 matches. Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 42 points from their 34 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Derby County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Derby County on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Reading. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |