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Bolton Wdrs. travel to take on Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Trotters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 2 of the 10 games.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in February 1997, over five years ago, as the Royals edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 08 Feb | Reading | 3 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 29 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Mon 29 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 4 - 3 | Reading | D1PO |
| 1994/1995 | Fri 21 Apr | Reading | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Mon 02 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 27 Jan | Reading | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 29 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Royals's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The The Trotters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Trotters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Reading's 22 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Bolton Wdrs. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 24 points from their 15 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the The Trotters to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |