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Luton Town face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Royals carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Reading | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Reading | 4 - 0 | Luton Town | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 03 Apr | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Reading | 4 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Luton Town | 3 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 21 Aug | Reading | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Mar | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Royals, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Reading, Luton Town are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Hatters have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Reading are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 21 games giving them a return of 50 points. Luton Town's total of 34 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Hatters are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Reading. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Luton Town | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |