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Reading vs Middlesbrough — Championship
2-0
MiddlesbroughGoing into the match, Reading had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Middlesbrough had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (L D L W D). 1.2 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 3-0 at Wigan · 18 Apr 2014
- D 1-1 vs Leicester · 14 Apr 2014
- L 3-1 at Bournemouth · 8 Apr 2014
- W 0-1 at Charlton · 5 Apr 2014
- D 1-1 vs Huddersfield · 29 Mar 2014
- L 1-3 vs Barnsley · 25 Mar 2014
Away form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (L W W W W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Millwall · 19 Apr 2014
- W 0-1 at Burnley · 12 Apr 2014
- W 3-1 vs Birmingham · 8 Apr 2014
- W 1-0 vs Derby · 5 Apr 2014
- W 0-2 at Brighton · 29 Mar 2014
- D 2-2 at Huddersfield · 25 Mar 2014
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total shots | 10 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 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 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 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 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 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 | 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 |