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Championship | Gameweek 9
Sep 25, 2021 at 12.30pm UK
Madejski Stadium
Middlesbrough logo

Reading
1 - 0
Middlesbrough

Halilovic (55')
Tetek (49'), Southwood (79'), Rahman (81')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Jones (43'), Peltier (61'), McNair (90+2')
Crooks (86')

The Match

Match Report

Boro's frantic search for a late equaliser was not helped when forward Matt Crooks was sent off in the 86th minute.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Reading and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 41.92%. A win for Reading had a probability of 30.95% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.59%) and 0-2 (7.75%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (9.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawMiddlesbrough
30.95%27.13%41.92%
Both teams to score 49.43%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.25%55.75%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.11%76.88%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.01%32.98%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.43%69.56%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.75%26.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.65%61.35%
Score Analysis
    Reading 30.95%
    Middlesbrough 41.91%
    Draw 27.12%
ReadingDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 9.6%
2-1 @ 7.12%
2-0 @ 5.32%
3-1 @ 2.63%
3-0 @ 1.97%
3-2 @ 1.76%
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 30.95%
1-1 @ 12.84%
0-0 @ 8.66%
2-2 @ 4.77%
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 27.12%
0-1 @ 11.57%
1-2 @ 8.59%
0-2 @ 7.75%
1-3 @ 3.83%
0-3 @ 3.45%
2-3 @ 2.13%
1-4 @ 1.28%
0-4 @ 1.16%
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 41.91%

How you voted: Reading vs Middlesbrough

Reading
72.7%
Draw
13.6%
Middlesbrough
13.6%
44
Head to Head
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 31
Reading
0-2
Middlesbrough

Richards (43'), Rinomhota (59')
Fletcher (22'), Bola (29')
Howson (71'), Fletcher (90+1')
Oct 17, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 5
Middlesbrough
0-0
Reading
Morsy (75'), McNair (80')
Moore (47'), Richards (73'), Holmes (76')
Jul 14, 2020 6pm
Sep 14, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 7
Middlesbrough
1-0
Reading
Johnson (60')

McIntyre (27'), Boye (44'), Morrison (59')
Apr 27, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 45
Middlesbrough
2-1
Reading
Wing (31'), Assombalonga (39' pen.)
Howson (55'), Saville (90'), Hugill (95')
Loader (11')
Harriott (66')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds24156344152951
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd24156333141949
3Burnley2413923092148
4Sunderland24128436211544
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2311572721638
6Middlesbrough24107741311037
7Watford2311483331237
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2481242819936
9Swansea CitySwansea249692925433
10Bristol City248973028233
11Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds249693236-433
12Norwich CityNorwich247984036430
13Millwall237882220229
14Preston North EndPreston2461172630-429
15Coventry CityCoventry2477103234-228
16Derby CountyDerby2476112930-127
17Queens Park RangersQPR2451182432-826
18Stoke CityStoke2467112432-825
19Luton TownLuton2474132641-1525
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2366112639-1324
21Hull City2457122232-1022
22Cardiff CityCardiff2356122338-1521
23Portsmouth2248102640-1420
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2346132251-2918


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