Reading vs Middlesbrough stats and head-to-head

2017-18. Sat, 28 Oct 2017

ReadingHome

02Full time, half-time 0–1

MiddlesbroughAway

Middlesbrough won by 2 goals.

LDLLDLeague form, oldest to newestLWWWD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Madejski Stadium. Photo: TheSportsDB, CC0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Reading have 5 scored home results and Middlesbrough 6 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Reading at home: 1.00 points per match (5 measured matches); Middlesbrough away: 1.00 points per match (6 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Reading scored 1.00 per home match (5 measured matches); Middlesbrough scored 1.17 away (6). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.26 per club appearance across 310 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 11 pooled club appearances (63.6%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

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How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01

Second half01

The match in numbers

ReadingMiddlesbrough

9Shots10
3Shots on target3
3Corners3
8Fouls11
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Reading

Shots9
On target3
Goals0

33% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Middlesbrough

Shots10
On target3
Goals2

30% of shots on target, 67% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

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How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

No valid scored meetings are available in this bounded stored window.

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Reading at homeDWWLWD

Sat, 3 Octv Bradford1–1C 9–5 · Y 2–3
Sat, 19 Septv Notts County2–0C 4–1 · Y 2–1
Tue, 15 Septv Brentford1–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Septv Blackpool3–1C 6–3 · Y 0–1
Wed, 2 Septv Mansfield5–0C 5–2 · Y 1–0
Tue, 18 Augv Wycombe1–1C ––– · Y –––

Middlesbrough awayLWDWLD

Sat, 19 Sept@ Birmingham2–2C 3–5 · Y 0–2
Tue, 8 Sept@ Crystal Palace0–3C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Sept@ QPR1–0C 3–12 · Y 2–1
Wed, 2 Sept@ Burnley1–1C 1–5 · Y 2–2
Tue, 25 Aug@ Doncaster3–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Aug@ Blackburn1–2C 10–2 · Y 1–4

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Reading at home, Middlesbrough away

59%
Both teams scored
League 50%
23 + 23 matches
96%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
23 + 23 matches
78%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
23 + 23 matches
54%
Over 2.5 goals
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
26%
Over 3.5 goals
League 25%
23 + 23 matches
7%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
23 + 23 matches
2.7
Avg total goals
League 2.55
23 + 23 matches
78%
1st half over 0.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
30%
1st half over 1.5
League 32%
23 + 23 matches
10.0
Corners per match
League 10.29
23 + 23 matches
67%
Corners over 8.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
57%
Corners over 9.5
League 57%
23 + 23 matches
44%
Corners over 10.5
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
3.7
Cards per match
League 3.63
23 + 23 matches
52%
Cards over 3.5
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
39%
Cards over 4.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2017-18

Home and away Overall

Reading at home, Middlesbrough away

Reading (home)		Middlesbrough (away)
20	Position	5
DWWDL	Last 5, oldest to newest	DDLWD
23	Played	23
1.00	Points per match	1.35
22%	Win %	35%
1.09	Scored / match	1.48
1.52	Conceded / match	1.22
2.61	Avg total goals	2.70
52%	Both scored	65%
17%	Clean sheets	22%
35%	Failed to score	17%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

ReadingMiddlesbrough

0.571st half scored / match0.48
0.521st half conceded / match0.78
0.522nd half scored / match1.00
1.002nd half conceded / match0.43
26%Leading at half-time26%
70%1st half over 0.587%
30%1st half over 1.530%
83%2nd half over 0.574%
48%2nd half over 1.548%
22%Scored in both halves30%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Reading at home, Middlesbrough away, this season.

Goals

ReadingMiddlesbrough

1.09Scored / match1.48
1.52Conceded / match1.22
2.61Match total / match2.70
65%Scored 1+83%
30%Scored 2+44%
83%Conceded 1+78%
52%Conceded 2+39%
78%Match over 1.578%
48%Match over 2.561%
30%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

ReadingMiddlesbrough

11.57Shots for11.43
12.87Shots against13.70
3.78On target for3.52
4.48On target against4.52
9%Shot conversion13%

Corners

ReadingMiddlesbrough

5.83Corners for4.65
4.39Corners against5.09
10.22Match total9.74
74%Over 7.578%
70%Over 8.565%
61%Over 9.552%
52%Over 10.535%
30%Over 11.517%

Cards

ReadingMiddlesbrough

1.65Cards for1.78
1.74Cards against2.22
3.39Match total4.00
57%Over 2.574%
48%Over 3.557%
35%Over 4.544%
26%Over 5.522%
10.83Fouls committed12.43

Referee this season

O Langford

Matches

Cards / match

3.32

28 matches

Over 3.5 cards

36%

28 matches

Over 4.5 cards

32%

28 matches

Fouls / match

23.39

28 matches

The table, 2017-18

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
3	Fulham	46	33	88
4	Aston Villa	46	30	83
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	76
6	Derby	46	22	75
7	Preston	46	11	73
18	Hull	46	0	49
19	Birmingham	46	-30	46
20	Reading	46	-22	44
21	Bolton	46	-35	43
22	Barnsley	46	-24	41

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