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Chelsea face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Wednesday evening,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2006, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Royals in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Reading | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Reading | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Blues, and 5 goals against.
Reading see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far, Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 3 points from their 1 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 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Reading, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 5 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |