READING FC will be seeking to make it three wins on the bounce when they face an away trip to Exeter City on Saturday.
The Royals boosted their league position and confidence with consecutive wins over Cheltenham and Steveange in between receiving a one point deduction from the EFL.
Meanwhile, the Grecians have made a promising start to the season and have picked up seven points from their opening four matches.
Exeter, who finished in 14th position last campaign, opened this season with an impressive 3-0 away win at Wycombe Wanderers with goals from Jack Aitchison, Will Aimson and James Scott.
They followed up with a goalless draw with Blackpool before being beaten 1-0 away to Portsmouth.
Gary Caldwell’s side got back to winning ways at the weekend with a 2-0 victory at Carlisle with goals from Ryan Trevitt and Demetri Mitchell which moved them up to seventh.
It’s been a busy summer at Exeter with 15 incomings and 16 departures among their first-team squad.
It has been almost three decades since Reading last faced Exeter.
Their last meeting was in January 1994 at Elm Park where the Royals earned three points with a 1-0 win with a goal from
Reading’s last trip to St James Park, in October 1993, was an extraordinary contest which saw 10 goals scored.
The Royals won the match in a thrilling 6-4 contest with doubles from Jimmy Quinn, Scott Taylor and Stuart Lovell.
Reading currently have three injuries to contend with in the first-team squad.
Lewis Wing picked up a quad injury last week which will see him miss the next few games, while Sam Smith and Ovie Ejaria are both out with longer term injuries.
Predicted Reading line-up: Button, Mbengue, Abbey, Bindon, Carson, Hutchinson, Savage, Knibbs, Azeez, Vickers, Ehibhatiomhan
