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Cardiff pack their bags to visit Reading at Madjeski Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Bluebirds have won 4 of the 19 games compared to the host's 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in September 2001, with Cardiff inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Royals in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Cardiff | 2 - 2 | Reading | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Reading | 1 - 2 | Cardiff | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Reading | 0 - 1 | Cardiff | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Cardiff | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 03 Feb | Reading | 1 - 1 | Cardiff | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 24 Jan | Cardiff | 1 - 1 | Reading | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 09 Apr | Reading | 1 - 1 | Cardiff | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Royals, with 3 goals against.
Cardiff have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 11 points from their 6 games so far. Cardiff's total of 11 points from their 6 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 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 14 |
| Cardiff | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Cardiff not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Reading will ease to victory over the Bluebirds. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Cardiff | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |