West Brom play host to Reading at The Hawthorns on Saturday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Baggies have tasted victory on 10 of the 12 occassions the teams have met.
The last time the two teams met at West Brom was back in September 1997, over five years ago, the Baggies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | Reading | 2 - 1 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 07 Sep | West Brom | 1-0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Thu 26 Dec | Reading | 2 - 2 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | West Brom | 3 - 2 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Reading | 3 - 1 | West Brom | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 07 Oct | West Brom | 2 - 0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 14 Jan | Reading | 0 - 2 | West Brom | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Royals's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
West Brom are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 17 games giving them a return of 35 points. Reading's total of 30 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Baggies's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Reading. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Reading | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |