Watford host Reading at the Vicarage Road Stadium in the EFL Championship on Saturday, looking to bounce back from their latest setback.The Hornets were held to a 1-1 draw by Rotherham last weekend, keeping them in 12th place in the league standings with 13 points from eight games.Head coach Rob Edwards won't be too happy with his team's form lately, as they've won just once in their last six games in all competitions.Reading, meanwhile, recovered from a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Sheffield United with a 2-1 defeat of Stoke City, their fourth win of the last five outings.The Royals are now up to third in the standings with 15 points, behind only the Blades and Norwich City.Watford vs Reading Head-To-HeadThere have been 120 previous clashes between the sides, with Watford narrowly edging ahead of Reading on the head-to-head front with 49 wins to 45.Watford StatZone@watfordsz 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝-𝐭𝐨-𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝.@WatfordFC face Reading in the @SkyBetChamp this weekend. We've compared the stats of Ken Sema and Tom Ince ahead of the game. #WatfordFC246🔢 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝-𝐭𝐨-𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝.@WatfordFC face Reading in the @SkyBetChamp this weekend. We've compared the stats of Ken Sema and Tom Ince ahead of the game.👇 #WatfordFC https://t.co/8KmZetvaKoThe Royals have also won just one of their last five games in the fixture, losing four of them, including a 2-0 defeat in their last encounter in April 2021, also coming at Vicarage Road.Watford Form Guide (all competitions): D-W-L-L-DReading Form Guide (all competitions): W-L-W-W-WWatford vs Reading Team NewsWatfordThe Hornets have a clean bill of health coming into Saturday and could field the same starting XI as last time.Vakoun Issouf Bayo was rewarded for his late heroics against Middlesbrough with a start against Rotherham and he repaid the faith once more with another goal.The Ivorian forward will now look to score for the third game in a row.Injured: NoneSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NoneReading FC@ReadingFCLucas is in the top in the @SkyBetChamp for the calendar year 🗓️🤝 Delivered by @CTec_NI_Ltd735Lucas is in the top 3️⃣ in the @SkyBetChamp for the calendar year 🗓️🤝 Delivered by @CTec_NI_Ltd https://t.co/dQXEs4EgTEReading Head coach Paul Ince has confirmed that Shane Long is set to miss Saturday's clash with an injury, but Mamadou Loum and Yakou Meite are back in contention for the Royals.However, Loum's condition is still not certain yet, as Ince said he's back in training and could feature either this weekend or on Wednesday.Naby Sarr, Ovie Ejaria and Scott Dann will also miss out on this one.Injured: Shane Long, Naby Sarr, Ovie Ejaria, Scott DannSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NoneWatford vs Reading Predicted XIWatford (3-4-1-2): Daniel Bachmann; Craig Cathcart, Christian Kabasele, Kortney Hause; Hassane Kamara, Edo Kayembe, Hamza Choudhury, Ken Sema; Joao Pedro; Vakoun Bayo, Keinan Davis.Reading (3-5-2): Joe Lumley; Tom Holmes, Sam Hutchinson, Tom McIntyre; Andy Yiadom, Jeff Hendrick, Dejan Tetek, Tyrese Fornah, Baba Rahman; Tom Ince, Lucas Joao.Up to $250 Deposit Match at BetRivers/SugarHouseWatford vs Reading PredictionReading restored their momentum with their last win but Watford are no pushovers at home and the Hornets can give them a hefty run for money here. We expect this encounter to end in a draw.Prediction: Watford 2-2 Reading