Championship: First-class vs below average, at least based on the league table. Middlesbrough - Reading. Home victory or a surprise?
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Reading have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Championship
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Championship.
Middlesbrough form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Middlesbrough at their home stadium (Riverside Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. There’s a good atmosphere here at Riverside Stadium after three straight home wins.
A good away victory last time out for Middlesbrough, who won 3-2 against Mansfield Town.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Blackpool and winning 2-1.Middlesbrough has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Middlesbrough have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Reading form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Reading in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Fulham, 0-7. Reading lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-7 beating and focus on this one. Reading keeper Southwood could enjoy a top-notch day's work against Fulham, but even with registering six saves the beating could not be stopped. Camara, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 6.9. Camara dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at Kidderminster Harriers before that.A new game in only four days for Reading, the Championship home match versus Luton Town. Busy days.
Reading find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Reading have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent logged history between these squads is the Reading - Middlesbrough 1-0 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Middlesbrough eight wins, one draw and Reading one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Swift 8 goals |   A. Šporar 6 goals |  D. Watmore 4 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Reading missing players
| Middlesbrough | Reading | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 29 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 85% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 64% | 71% |
| 28% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 55% | 54% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 27% | 38% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 18% | 25% |
| 44% | 46% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 45% | 54% |
| 40% | 46% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 24% | 8% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 45% | 33% |
| 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 13.4 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 27% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| 9.8 | 8.8 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.2 | 19.4 | 15.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Reading have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Championship
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Fulham | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 39 | 48 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | -17 | 23 |
| 21 | Reading | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -14 | 22 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
| 24 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 11 |
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