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Chelsea pack their bags to visit Reading at Madejski Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 games played, Blues have recorded 2 wins, and Reading have come away with 3 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2003, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Royals in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Dec | Reading | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 07 Oct | Chelsea | 3 - 2 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 23 Sep | Reading | 3 - 1 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 1929/1930 | Sat 01 Mar | Reading | 3 - 1 | Chelsea | CHMP |
| 1929/1930 | Sat 26 Oct | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1928/1929 | Sat 27 Apr | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1928/1929 | Sat 15 Dec | Reading | 3 - 3 | Chelsea | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Royals in those games, with 8 conceded.
Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Blues, and 4 goals against.
Reading's 13 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 16 points from their 7 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Reading. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Chelsea | 3 successive away victories. 8 games since last away draw. 8 games since last defeat. |