Middlesbrough vs Reading

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🕒 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Duncan 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 32
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 2 · Reading 17
Referee Stats
14 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 64%
Draws 7%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (23-14).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (11-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 16-5-2

Goals For / Against

34 / 8
Avg: 1.48 / 0.35

Points

53
Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

15

Failed to Score

5
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

27 / 39
Avg: 1.17 / 1.70

Points

19
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.30
PPG
0.83
1.48
GF
1.17
0.35
GA
1.70
35%
O2.5
52%
26%
BTTS
70%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank2nd
Reading rank17th
Middlesbrough points89
Reading points52
Middlesbrough: #2 · 89 pts · GD +32
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #17 · 52 pts · GD -7
37 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
37-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D D W W W
Points11/15
Weighted index60
Goals7-2
Record3-2-0
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

L D L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals6-9
Record1-1-3
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 2.535%
BTTS26%
BTTS + O2.517%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 52% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 0%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home78%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home65%
Reading score away78%
Reading clean sheet away9%

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 home1.48 vs 1.35
Middlesbrough concede at home0.35 vs 1.07
Reading score away1.17 vs 1.07
Reading concede away1.70 vs 1.35
Middlesbrough score 9% above league average, while Reading score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 67% below league average at home, and Reading are 25% 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
11
3
Total Shots
23
14
Shots off Goal
7
8
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
17
5
Shots Outside Box
6
9
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
13
4
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
9
Total Passes
446
502
Passes Accurate
342
405
Passes %
77%
81%

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