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MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough vs Reading — Championship
3-1
Reading
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Going into the match, Middlesbrough had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 0.6 goals a game; Reading had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (W L L W D). 0.6 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Burnley · 14 Sept 2010
- L 3-0 at QPR · 11 Sept 2010
- L 2-0 at Barnsley · 28 Aug 2010
- W 1-0 vs Sheffield United · 22 Aug 2010
- D 0-0 at Leicester · 14 Aug 2010
- L 1-3 vs Ipswich · 7 Aug 2010
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (D W W D D). 2.0 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Millwall · 14 Sept 2010
- W 3-0 vs Crystal Palace · 11 Sept 2010
- W 1-2 at Leicester · 28 Aug 2010
- D 1-1 vs Nott'm Forest · 21 Aug 2010
- D 1-1 at Portsmouth · 14 Aug 2010
- L 1-2 vs Scunthorpe · 7 Aug 2010
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Total shots | 5 |
| 11 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 6 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |