Middlesbrough vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ David Coote 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
27 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 41%
Draws 33%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (14-7).
  • Reading controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 18
Avg: 1.38 / 0.75

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

8
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 35
Avg: 1.00 / 1.52

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
0.91
1.38
GF
1.00
0.75
GA
1.52
39%
O2.5
48%
30%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Reading rank20th
Middlesbrough points76
Reading points44
Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 44 pts · GD -22
46 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
32-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals10-4
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals2-10
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%
Reading score away57%
Reading clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.38 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.14
Reading score away1.00 vs 1.14
Reading concede away1.52 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough score 3% below league average, while Reading score 12% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Reading are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
2
Total Shots
14
7
Shots off Goal
8
2
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
9
3
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
6
8
Fouls
13
11
Offsides
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
300
436
Passes Accurate
228
348
Passes %
76%
80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (38.5%)
BTTS4 (30.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals5 (71.4%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)

Middlesbrough vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season