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Last updated : 09 September 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Coventry City v Reading fixture

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:
2004/2005Sat 19 FebReading1 - 2Coventry CityCHMP
2004/2005Sat 30 OctCoventry City3-2ReadingCHMP
2003/2004Sat 27 MarCoventry City1 - 2ReadingCHMP
2003/2004Sat 20 SepReading1 - 2Coventry CityCHMP
2002/2003Thu 26 DecCoventry City2 - 0ReadingCHMP
2002/2003Sat 17 AugReading1 - 2Coventry CityCHMP
1963/1964Sat 11 JanReading2 - 2Coventry CityLGE1

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:PWDLFAP
Coventry City6222878
Reading651015216

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.