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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 17.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

It's still early in the Championship season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Middlesbrough - Reading preview!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Middlesbrough form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Middlesbrough's two home games in the Championship so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Riverside Stadium.

A nice win for Middlesbrough last time playing, versus Barnsley. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Jonathan Howson and Chuba Akpom scoring for the victors. 1-1 away at Queens Park Rangers before that.

There will be little rest for Middlesbrough after this match as they are travelling to Bristol City for a Championship game in only three days.

Middlesbrough has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Reading form and stats

Reading are yet to lose a point on their Championship travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.

Impressive finishing from George Pușcaș secured the home win 1-0 against Watford in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Cardiff City.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wycombe Wanderers in just three days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Reading has managed 4 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Middlesbrough seven wins, one draw and Reading two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MiddlesbroughC. Akpom
C. Akpom
2 goals
ReadingL. Santos João
L. Santos João
2 goals
MiddlesbroughJ. Howson
J. Howson
1 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Reading
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 4
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 3 1 Scored S 2 4 7
4 2 1 Conceded C 1 1 1
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 3.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
50 29 18 Total Shots T S 6 13 27
19 12 7 Shots on Target S O 5 8 18
21% 25% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 50% 39%
Middlesbrough Last season Reading
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
13 6   Won W   8 15
14 8   Drew D   7 11
19 9   Lost L   8 20
48 20   Scored S   33 59
61 29   Conceded C   24 58
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
63% 52%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
41% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 48%
28% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 20%
7% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 11%
48% 48%   BTTS BTTS   52% 50%
26% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 28%
30% 30%   Failed to Score F T   26% 26%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.7 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
5 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
549 310   Total Shots T S   244 532
154 80   Shots on Target S O   85 172
31% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bristol City 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 12
2 Reading 4 4 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 12
3 AFC Bournemouth 4 3 1 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 10
4 Swansea City 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 10
5 Luton Town 4 3 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 9
6 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 11 3 2 1 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 7
7 Watford 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Birmingham City 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
9 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 5
10 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
11 Millwall 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
12 Rotherham United 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
13 Stoke City 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 5
14 Brentford 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
15 Preston North End 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 6 4 0 4
16 Cardiff City 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 -1 4
17 Norwich City 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
18 Coventry City 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
19 Huddersfield Town 4 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 4
20 Derby County 4 1 0 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 -6 3
21 Barnsley 4 0 1 3 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 1
22 Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 4 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -6 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 4 0 0 4 0 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 7 -10 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 -7
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bristol City 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 12
2 Reading 4 4 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 12
3 AFC Bournemouth 4 3 1 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 10
4 Swansea City 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 10
5 Luton Town 4 3 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 9
6 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 11 3 2 1 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 7
7 Watford 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Birmingham City 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
9 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 5
10 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
11 Millwall 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
12 Rotherham United 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
13 Stoke City 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 5
14 Brentford 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
15 Preston North End 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 6 4 0 4
16 Cardiff City 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 -1 4
17 Norwich City 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
18 Coventry City 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
19 Huddersfield Town 4 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 4
20 Derby County 4 1 0 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 -6 3
21 Barnsley 4 0 1 3 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 1
22 Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 4 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -6 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 4 0 0 4 0 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 7 -10 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 -7

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.