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Arsenal prepare to entertain Reading at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Gunners have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Emirates Stadium was just last season, in November 2005, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Oct | Reading | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 29 Nov | Arsenal | 3-0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 10 Jan | Reading | 1 - 3 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 05 Feb | Reading | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 1967/1968 | Wed 11 Oct | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Reading | LGEC |
| 1934/1935 | Sat 16 Feb | Reading | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal 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 12 goals for the Gunners, with 4 goals against.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 49 points from their 26 games. Reading find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 43 points they have accumulated from 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal may be coming up against a decent side in Reading, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gunners. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 20 home games. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Reading | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |