Reading vs Middlesbrough

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🕒 Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 576 🧑‍⚖️ David Webb 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Reading 7 · Middlesbrough 10
Referee Stats
28 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 43%
Draws 21%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (13-8).
  • Reading controlled possession (63%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

37 / 27
Avg: 1.61 / 1.17

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

25 / 28
Avg: 1.09 / 1.22

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
1.17
1.61
GF
1.09
1.17
GA
1.22
65%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
57%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank7th
Middlesbrough rank10th
Reading points70
Middlesbrough points64
Reading: #7 · 70 pts · GD +8
21 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +2
27 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D D W D
Points7/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-7
Record1-4-0
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 last 5 away

D W L L L
Points4/15
Weighted index38
Goals4-8
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home87%
Reading clean sheet at home35%
Middlesbrough score away65%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.61 vs 1.25
Reading concede at home1.17 vs 1.06
Middlesbrough score away1.09 vs 1.06
Middlesbrough concede away1.22 vs 1.25
Reading score 29% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 11% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
5
Total Shots
13
8
Shots off Goal
7
1
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
8
17
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
488
282
Passes Accurate
380
170
Passes %
78%
60%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals5 (38.5%)
BTTS4 (30.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Reading vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season