This match involves two contenders dwelling in the lower section of the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Reading U23 holding 13th position and Middlesbrough U23 lying 12th. A decent opportunity for one of the squads to improve their situation.
- Reading U23 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
Reading U23 and Middlesbrough U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Reading U23 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League 2 Divison Two this season. Reading U23 have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Gene L. Shirk Stadium.
The home team returns to Gene L. Shirk Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with West Bromwich Albion U23 (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the Premier League 2 Divison Two game ended 1-1.
Prior to that, an away loss at Derby County U23 in the Premier League Cup.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Reading U23 as they are travelling to their away game against Norwich City U23 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. That match is four days after this one.
The Reading fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Reading defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Reading has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Middlesbrough U23 form and stats
1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Middlesbrough U23 in their Premier League 2 Divison Two matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Middlesbrough's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Middlesbrough had fun at their own home (Gene L. Shirk Stadium) last time out, beating Norwich City U23 3-2. T. Olusanya and J. Gibson (2) scored.
Before that, Middlesbrough U23 secured a home win against Nottingham U23 with the score 2-1.Middlesbrough U23 find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Middlesbrough U23 have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - one - four (Reading wins - draws - Middlesbrough U23 wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Ehibhaimha 6 goals | M. Camara 3 goals |
Reading U23 missing players
Middlesbrough U23 missing players
| Reading U23 | Middlesbrough U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 58% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 67% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 58% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 58% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 33% | 43% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 6.3 | 6.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.2 | 9.1 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 11.2 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 39% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 29% |
| 12 | 13.4 | 15.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 10.3 |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
- All of Middlesbrough U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Middlesbrough U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Middlesbrough U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points (3) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Middlesbrough U23 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Middlesbrough U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reading U23 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- 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 | Fulham U23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 21 |
| 5 | Wolves U23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Norwich City U23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Burnley U23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Sunderland U23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Southampton U23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Nottingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough U23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 10 |