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MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough vs Reading — Championship
5-0
Reading
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Going into the match, Middlesbrough had won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Reading had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.2.
Match report
Home form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 0, lost 2 (L W W W W). 2.0 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at West Brom · 25 Feb 2023
- W 3-1 vs QPR · 18 Feb 2023
- W 1-3 at Sheffield United · 15 Feb 2023
- W 1-3 at Cardiff · 11 Feb 2023
- W 3-0 vs Blackpool · 4 Feb 2023
- W 2-0 vs Watford · 28 Jan 2023
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (W L W L D). 1.2 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Blackpool · 25 Feb 2023
- L 1-0 at Cardiff · 17 Feb 2023
- W 2-1 vs Rotherham · 14 Feb 2023
- L 1-0 at Sunderland · 11 Feb 2023
- D 2-2 vs Watford · 4 Feb 2023
- L 4-0 at Stoke · 21 Jan 2023
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Total shots | 3 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 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 |