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Reading vs Middlesbrough — Championship
1-0
MiddlesbroughGoing 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 | 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 |