Reading vs Middlesbrough

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🕒 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Reading 22 · Middlesbrough 7
Referee Stats
9 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 44%
Draws 22%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Reading controlled possession (55%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

33 / 44
Avg: 1.43 / 1.91

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 29
Avg: 1.09 / 1.26

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

8

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

1.13
PPG
1.13
1.43
GF
1.09
1.91
GA
1.26
57%
O2.5
39%
61%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank22nd
Middlesbrough rank7th
Reading points47
Middlesbrough points70
Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
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.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
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 last 5 away

L D D W W
Points8/15
Weighted index36
Goals8-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 26%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home74%
Reading clean sheet at home13%
Middlesbrough score away65%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away35%

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 home1.43 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.91 vs 1.09
Middlesbrough score away1.09 vs 1.09
Middlesbrough concede away1.26 vs 1.41
Reading score 1% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 1% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 75% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% 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
5
2
Total Shots
13
10
Shots off Goal
2
6
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
6
8
Shots Outside Box
7
2
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
6
15
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
474
373
Passes Accurate
400
298
Passes %
84%
80%

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