Coventry City prepare to entertain Reading at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 10 and lost only 2 of the 18 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highfield Road Stadium was just last season, in December 2002, with Coventry City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Reading | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Coventry City | 2-0 | Reading | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Reading | 1 - 2 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 11 Jan | Reading | 2 - 2 | Coventry City | DIV3 |
| 1963/1964 | Sat 07 Sep | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | Reading | DIV3 |
| 1962/1963 | Wed 01 May | Reading | 4 - 1 | Coventry City | DIV3 |
| 1962/1963 | Sat 29 Sep | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | Reading | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Sky Blues, with 5 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 scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Coventry City's 55 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Reading's 57 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Reading | No sequences of note |