Championship | Gameweek 5
Aug 20, 2022 at 3pm UK
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Reading1 - 0Middlesbrough
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Reading 3-0 Blackburn
Wednesday, August 17 at 8pm in Championship
Wednesday, August 17 at 8pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 8 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Reading | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 4 | -1 | 6 |
Last Game: Stoke 2-2 Middlesbrough
Wednesday, August 17 at 7.45pm in Championship
Wednesday, August 17 at 7.45pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | -1 | 3 |
We said: Reading 2-2 Middlesbrough
Although Middlesbrough are winless this season, they have only lost one of their four league games, but we think that their wait for a win will continue past the weekend. We believe that a Reading side that have won both home league games this season may fall short in their quest for victory, however, we expect the Royals to still take a point from Saturday's encounter. Read more.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 51.94%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Reading had a probability of 23.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.57%) and 0-2 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.75%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (7.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Reading | Draw | Middlesbrough |
23.34% ( 2) | 24.72% ( -0.05) | 51.94% ( -1.96) |
| Both teams to score 50.95% ( 2.59) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
