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Reading vs Middlesbrough — Championship
1-0
MiddlesbroughSelect Car Leasing Stadium, Reading
Going into the match, Reading had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; Middlesbrough had won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.0.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (W W D L L). 1.8 scored per game, 2.4 conceded, 100% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- W 1-2 at Fulham · 18 Sept 2021
- W 3-1 vs Peterboro · 14 Sept 2021
- D 3-3 vs QPR · 11 Sept 2021
- L 4-0 at Huddersfield · 28 Aug 2021
- L 2-1 at Coventry · 21 Aug 2021
- L 2-3 vs Bristol City · 17 Aug 2021
Away form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 (L W L D D). 1.0 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Blackpool · 18 Sept 2021
- W 0-2 at Nott'm Forest · 15 Sept 2021
- L 2-0 at Coventry · 11 Sept 2021
- D 1-1 vs Blackburn · 28 Aug 2021
- D 0-0 at Derby · 21 Aug 2021
- L 2-3 vs QPR · 18 Aug 2021
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Total shots | 10 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
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 |