Middlesbrough vs Reading

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Reading

🕒 Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 7 · Reading 22

Referee Stats

James Linington

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	70%
Draws	11%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-10).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-2-7

Goals For / Against

34 / 21

Avg: 1.48 / 0.91

Points

Avg: 1.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

21 / 43

Avg: 0.91 / 1.87

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

1.91

PPG

0.91

1.48

0.91

1.87

39%

O2.5

61%

48%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank7th

Reading rank22nd

Middlesbrough points70

Reading points47

Middlesbrough: #7 · 70 pts · GD +9

18 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33

41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals5-5

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.

Reading last 5 away

L L W D D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home83%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%

Reading score away57%

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 1.41

Middlesbrough concede at home0.91 vs 1.09

Reading score away0.91 vs 1.09

Reading concede away1.87 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough score 4% above league average, while Reading score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 17% below league average at home, and Reading are 32% 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

560

338

Passes Accurate

473

253

Passes %

84%

75%

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