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MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough vs Reading — Championship
1-1
Reading
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Going into the match, Middlesbrough had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Reading had won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (D D L W L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Derby · 16 Mar 2010
- D 2-2 vs Newcastle · 13 Mar 2010
- L 1-0 at Cardiff · 6 Mar 2010
- W 2-0 vs QPR · 27 Feb 2010
- L 1-0 at Nott'm Forest · 20 Feb 2010
- L 2-0 at Blackpool · 16 Feb 2010
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 (W W W W L). 2.0 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs QPR · 16 Mar 2010
- W 2-0 vs Bristol City · 13 Mar 2010
- W 4-1 vs Derby · 10 Mar 2010
- W 5-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 27 Feb 2010
- L 2-0 at Blackpool · 20 Feb 2010
- W 1-3 at Crystal Palace · 17 Feb 2010
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Total shots | 7 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |