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MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough vs Reading — Championship
1-0
Reading
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Going into the match, Middlesbrough had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Reading had won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D D W L L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Bristol City · 31 Aug 2019
- D 1-1 vs Millwall · 24 Aug 2019
- W 1-0 vs Wigan · 20 Aug 2019
- L 1-0 at Blackburn · 17 Aug 2019
- L 0-1 vs Brentford · 10 Aug 2019
- D 3-3 at Luton · 2 Aug 2019
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 (L W D W L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Charlton · 31 Aug 2019
- W 0-2 at Huddersfield · 24 Aug 2019
- D 1-1 at West Brom · 21 Aug 2019
- W 3-0 vs Cardiff · 18 Aug 2019
- L 2-1 at Hull City · 10 Aug 2019
- L 1-3 vs Sheffield Weds · 3 Aug 2019
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Total shots | 18 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
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 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Lincoln | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 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 |