A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Middlesbrough U23 fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Reading U23's 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
Middlesbrough U23, who have the most scored goals (20) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Premier League 2 Divison Two games here at Heritage Park.
Middlesbrough are returning here after visiting Wolves U23 in a Premier League 2 Divison Two game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. R. Burrell, H. Hackney, A. Almanzar and J. Gibson scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Middlesbrough U23 lost 0-1 at home to West Bromwich Albion U23.
A decent goal production from Middlesbrough U23 in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Middlesbrough U23 have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Reading U23 form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League 2 Divison Two matches, Reading U23, who have the most conceded goals (23) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Reading have lost on their last two travels.
Reading U23 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-6 to Crystal Palace U23 (placed 5th). Before that, Reading secured a home win against Newcastle Utd U23 with the score 3-2.
Reading lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. There are big problems for the Reading defense as they have conceded 15 goals in 5 away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Middlesbrough three wins, one draw and Reading U23 two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Burrell 4 goals |  I. Fletcher 4 goals |  H. Hackney 3 goals |
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
Reading U23 missing players
| Middlesbrough U23 | Reading U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | 5 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 88% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 62% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 95 | 35 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 35 | 52 |
| 40 | 13 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 21 | 30 |
| 50% | 38% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 19% | 33% |
- All of Reading U23's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the most scored goals (20) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 has the the best goal difference (+14) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Middlesbrough U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reading U23 has the most conceded goals (15) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 has the most conceded goals (23) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 has the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 has the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 has the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 has the the worst goal difference (-13) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Reading U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Reading U23 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 | Middlesbrough U23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | Leeds U23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Norwich City U23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Aston Villa U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Wolves U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 10 | Stoke City U23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | Burnley U23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |