Middlesbrough vs Reading

Middlesbrough

1 - 0

Reading

🕒 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2019-2020 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 14 · Reading 19

Referee Stats

Robert Jones

18 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	50%
Draws	28%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Reading outshot their opponent (11-18).
Reading controlled possession (59%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (2-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 29

Avg: 0.87 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-6

Goals For / Against

26 / 17

Avg: 1.44 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.13

PPG

1.44

0.87

1.44

1.26

0.94

35%

O2.5

33%

48%

BTTS

44%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank14th

Reading rank19th

Middlesbrough points49

Reading points26

Middlesbrough: #14 · 49 pts · GD -9

22 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Reading: #19 · 26 pts · GD +9

45 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

L L L L D

Points1/15

Weighted index2

Goals4-12

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.

Reading last 5 away

L W W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals10-7

Record2-0-3

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%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 52% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home26%

Reading score away72%

Reading clean sheet away33%

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 home0.87 vs 1.40

Middlesbrough concede at home1.26 vs 1.16

Reading score away1.44 vs 1.16

Reading concede away0.94 vs 1.40

Middlesbrough score 38% below league average, while Reading score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 8% above league average at home, and Reading are 32% below 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

315

447

Passes Accurate

231

377

Passes %

73%

84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	13
Home Wins	9
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (38.5%)
BTTS	4 (30.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	6
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (71.4%)
BTTS	4 (57.1%)

Middlesbrough vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2022-2023 Season

04 Mar 2023 Middlesbrough vs Reading 5 - 0 20 Aug 2022 Reading vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0

2021-2022 Season

15 Jan 2022 Middlesbrough vs Reading 2 - 1 25 Sep 2021 Reading vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0

2020-2021 Season

20 Feb 2021 Reading vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2 17 Oct 2020 Middlesbrough vs Reading 0 - 0

2019-2020 Season

14 Sep 2019 Middlesbrough vs Reading 1 - 0

2018-2019 Season

27 Apr 2019 Middlesbrough vs Reading 2 - 1 22 Dec 2018 Reading vs Middlesbrough 0 - 1

2017-2018 Season

10 Feb 2018 Middlesbrough vs Reading 2 - 1 28 Oct 2017 Reading vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2

2015-2016 Season

12 Apr 2016 Middlesbrough vs Reading 2 - 1 03 Oct 2015 Reading vs Middlesbrough 2 - 0