Championship

Championship | Gameweek 5

Oct 17, 2020 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
0 - 0
Reading

Morsy (75'), McNair (80')

Moore (47'), Richards (73'), Holmes (76')

The Match

Match Report

Chances were at a premium for both sides at the Riverside.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship fixture between Middlesbrough and Reading, including predictions, teams 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 40.15%. A win for Reading had a probability of 32.16% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.3%) and 2-0 (7.49%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (10.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Reading
40.15%	27.69%	32.16%

Both teams to score 48.19%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.49%

57.51%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.7%

78.3%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.97%

28.03%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.32%

63.69%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.96%

33.04%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.37%

69.63%

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 40.14%

Reading 32.16%

Draw 27.68%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 11.77% 2-1 @ 8.3% 2-0 @ 7.49% 3-1 @ 3.52% 3-0 @ 3.18% 3-2 @ 1.95% 4-1 @ 1.12% 4-0 @ 1.01% Other @ 1.82% Total : 40.14%	1-1 @ 13.04% 0-0 @ 9.26% 2-2 @ 4.59% Other @ 0.79% Total : 27.68%	0-1 @ 10.25% 1-2 @ 7.22% 0-2 @ 5.68% 1-3 @ 2.67% 0-3 @ 2.1% 2-3 @ 1.7% Other @ 2.54% Total : 32.16%