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Coventry City prepare to entertain Reading at Coventry Arena on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 20 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Coventry Arena was less than a year ago, in October 2004, as the Sky Blues squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Reading | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Coventry City | 3-2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Coventry City | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Reading | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Coventry City | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Reading | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 11 Jan | Reading | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Sky Blues, with 6 goals against.
The Royals have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 6 points from their 6 games played so far, Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 13 points from the 6 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Reading | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Coventry City may be in prime form at home, but the quality of the opposition suggests to me that Reading are going to come away with all the points in this one. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |