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Crewe Alex. face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The The Railwaymen have crashed to defeat in more than half of the matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2004, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Reading | 4 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Reading | 1 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Oct | Reading | 3 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Fri 01 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Royals, with 8 goals against.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Railwaymen have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 17 points from the 8 games they have played so far. Crewe Alex. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 14 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Railwaymen are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Reading. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 4 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 15 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |