Middlesbrough followers want points in home match versus Reading

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Middlesbrough are flying at 3rd, while Reading are hanging back 13 points behind in the standings. Can they crop the gap?

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough is in the best form (5-0-1) in Championship
  • Reading have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in Championship

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough have scored 26 goals to get 32 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 9-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Bristol City game Middlesbrough has been unbeatable here at Riverside Stadium producing six straight wins.

Middlesbrough lost their last game at West Bromwich Albion (placed 10th) after a 0-2 scoreline. The first loss after going undefeated through five league fixtures. Defender Giles got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.62/10. Giles hit four key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Queens Park Rangers in a game that was won 3-1.

Middlesbrough have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Riverside Stadium with 26 goals in 16 league matches. Middlesbrough have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Reading form and stats

Reading have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Championship, after 3-2-12 (17 played). Bitter travels for Reading as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Norwich City match.

Ince (2) and Carroll scored in Reading's previous match, the home game against Blackpool that ended 3-1. Midfield player Ince was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.53/10. Ince scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).

A 0-1 defeat away at Cardiff City before that.

After this away game Reading return home for a Championship game against Sheffield United. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Reading as they have only managed to score 11 times from 17 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Reading have conceded 30 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have fought earlier this season: Reading - Middlesbrough 1-0. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Middlesbrough won seven games, one match ended with a tie and Reading have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

MiddlesbroughC. Akpom
C. Akpom
19 goals
ReadingT. Ince
T. Ince
9 goals
MiddlesbroughM. Forss
M. Forss
7 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Reading
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 6 17 33
17 9 2 Won W 1 3 13
6 5 2 Drew D 2 2 5
11 2 0 Lost L 3 12 15
56 26 5 Scored S 3 11 38
40 13 3 Conceded C 9 30 48
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
79% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 59% 73%
62% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 47% 58%
35% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 29% 27%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
62% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 35% 48%
24% 44% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 18% 21%
21% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 53% 33%
 
6.2 6.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.9 4.6
4.3 4.7 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.1 5
2 2.1 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 12.6 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.2 10
4.1 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.7 3.1
40% 35% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 24% 37%
 
10.3 8.8 8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 12.9 12
3.7 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Reading have scored away.
  • Middlesbrough have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough is in the best form (5-0-1) in Championship
  • Reading have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Reading have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 34 22 10 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 40 76
2 Sheffield United 33 19 7 7 55 30 17 11 3 3 35 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 25 64
3 Middlesbrough 34 17 6 11 56 40 16 9 5 2 26 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 16 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 17 4 13 38 38 16 11 1 4 22 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 0 55
5 Millwall 33 15 8 10 41 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 17 6 3 8 16 21 8 53
6 Luton Town 33 14 11 8 40 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 17 9 4 4 20 15 8 53
7 Norwich City 34 15 7 12 48 37 18 8 4 6 27 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 11 52
8 Watford 34 13 11 10 41 38 16 8 4 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 50
9 Sunderland 34 13 10 11 49 38 16 6 5 5 21 17 18 7 5 6 28 21 11 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 33 13 9 11 44 36 17 8 5 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 8 48
11 Coventry City 33 13 9 11 37 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 15 4 4 7 14 18 3 48
12 Preston North End 33 12 9 12 30 38 17 4 5 8 12 22 16 8 4 4 18 16 -8 45
13 Bristol City 33 11 11 11 43 41 18 7 5 6 22 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 2 44
14 Reading 33 13 5 15 38 48 16 10 3 3 27 18 17 3 2 12 11 30 -10 44
15 Swansea City 33 11 9 13 46 50 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42
16 Hull City 34 11 9 14 38 48 17 6 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -10 42
17 Stoke City 34 11 7 16 39 41 17 5 4 8 20 19 17 6 3 8 19 22 -2 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 34 10 9 15 35 49 17 5 4 8 19 26 17 5 5 7 16 23 -14 39
19 Birmingham City 34 10 8 16 38 46 18 5 5 8 20 21 16 5 3 8 18 25 -8 38
20 Rotherham United 33 8 12 13 36 45 16 6 5 5 26 20 17 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36
21 Cardiff City 34 9 8 17 25 38 17 5 5 7 13 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -13 35
22 Huddersfield Town 33 8 7 18 30 47 16 6 3 7 16 16 17 2 4 11 14 31 -17 31
23 Blackpool 34 7 10 17 33 51 16 4 5 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 31
24 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 30 52 17 3 4 10 12 30 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 31

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 34 22 10 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 40 76
2 Sheffield United 33 19 7 7 55 30 17 11 3 3 35 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 25 64
3 Middlesbrough 34 17 6 11 56 40 16 9 5 2 26 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 16 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 17 4 13 38 38 16 11 1 4 22 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 0 55
5 Millwall 33 15 8 10 41 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 17 6 3 8 16 21 8 53
6 Luton Town 33 14 11 8 40 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 17 9 4 4 20 15 8 53
7 Norwich City 34 15 7 12 48 37 18 8 4 6 27 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 11 52
8 Watford 34 13 11 10 41 38 16 8 4 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 50
9 Sunderland 34 13 10 11 49 38 16 6 5 5 21 17 18 7 5 6 28 21 11 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 33 13 9 11 44 36 17 8 5 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 8 48
11 Coventry City 33 13 9 11 37 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 15 4 4 7 14 18 3 48
12 Preston North End 33 12 9 12 30 38 17 4 5 8 12 22 16 8 4 4 18 16 -8 45
13 Bristol City 33 11 11 11 43 41 18 7 5 6 22 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 2 44
14 Reading 33 13 5 15 38 48 16 10 3 3 27 18 17 3 2 12 11 30 -10 44
15 Swansea City 33 11 9 13 46 50 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42
16 Hull City 34 11 9 14 38 48 17 6 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -10 42
17 Stoke City 34 11 7 16 39 41 17 5 4 8 20 19 17 6 3 8 19 22 -2 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 34 10 9 15 35 49 17 5 4 8 19 26 17 5 5 7 16 23 -14 39
19 Birmingham City 34 10 8 16 38 46 18 5 5 8 20 21 16 5 3 8 18 25 -8 38
20 Rotherham United 33 8 12 13 36 45 16 6 5 5 26 20 17 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36
21 Cardiff City 34 9 8 17 25 38 17 5 5 7 13 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -13 35
22 Huddersfield Town 33 8 7 18 30 47 16 6 3 7 16 16 17 2 4 11 14 31 -17 31
23 Blackpool 34 7 10 17 33 51 16 4 5 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 31
24 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 30 52 17 3 4 10 12 30 16 4 6 6 18 22 -22 31

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