Middlesbrough vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 27 Apr 2019 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ John Brooks 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 45
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 7 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
26 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 27%
Draws 31%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (18-12).
  • Reading controlled possession (62%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 17
Avg: 1.00 / 0.74

Points

36
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

7
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 2-11-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 35
Avg: 0.87 / 1.52

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.57
PPG
0.74
1.00
GF
0.87
0.74
GA
1.52
22%
O2.5
48%
30%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank7th
Reading rank20th
Middlesbrough points73
Reading points47
Middlesbrough: #7 · 73 pts · GD +8
16 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 47 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L L
Points9/15
Weighted index80
Goals4-3
Record3-0-2
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 D L D
Points3/15
Weighted index18
Goals5-8
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.522%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.513%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 4%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%
Reading score away61%
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 home1.00 vs 1.51
Middlesbrough concede at home0.74 vs 1.15
Reading score away0.87 vs 1.15
Reading concede away1.52 vs 1.51
Middlesbrough score 34% below league average, while Reading score 25% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 36% below league average at home, and Reading are level with 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
6
4
Total Shots
18
12
Shots off Goal
9
4
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
14
6
Shots Outside Box
4
6
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
14
12
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
337
567
Passes Accurate
262
474
Passes %
78%
84%

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