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Championship | Gameweek 27
Jan 15, 2022 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
2 - 1
Reading

Crooks (84', 90+5')
Tavernier (74')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Carroll (68')
Briston (12'), Hoilett (36'), Drinkwater (65')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Middlesbrough 3-0 Reading

On the back of the last two matches, the last thing that Reading would have wanted was a long trip up North to face the in-form team in the division. While Reading can play without expectations, Boro should have more than enough to cruise to victory at the Riverside Stadium. 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 58.58%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Reading had a probability of 17.44%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.9%) and 2-1 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.22%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (6.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawReading
58.58%23.98%17.44%
Both teams to score 44.57%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.99%55%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.72%76.27%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.41%18.59%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.14%49.86%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.75%45.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.87%81.13%
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 58.57%
    Reading 17.44%
    Draw 23.98%
MiddlesbroughDrawReading
1-0 @ 14.15%
2-0 @ 11.9%
2-1 @ 9.44%
3-0 @ 6.68%
3-1 @ 5.3%
4-0 @ 2.81%
4-1 @ 2.23%
3-2 @ 2.1%
5-0 @ 0.95%
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 58.57%
1-1 @ 11.22%
0-0 @ 8.41%
2-2 @ 3.74%
Other @ 0.6%
Total : 23.98%
0-1 @ 6.67%
1-2 @ 4.45%
0-2 @ 2.64%
1-3 @ 1.18%
2-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 1.51%
Total : 17.44%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Reading

Middlesbrough
80.6%
Draw
13.9%
Reading
5.6%
36
Head to Head
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Tetek (49'), Southwood (79'), Rahman (81')

Jones (43'), Peltier (61'), McNair (90+2')
Crooks (86')
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
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Reading
0-2
Middlesbrough

Richards (43'), Rinomhota (59')
Fletcher (22'), Bola (29')
Howson (71'), Fletcher (90+1')
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0-0
Reading
Morsy (75'), McNair (80')
Moore (47'), Richards (73'), Holmes (76')
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Reading
Johnson (60')

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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Sunderland21117332171540
4Burnley2010822471738
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
8Watford199462725231
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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