Championship

Championship | Gameweek 35

Mar 4, 2023 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
5 - 0
Reading

Akpom (24' pen., 48'), Ramsey (45+1', 51'), Forss (76' pen.)

FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Last Game: West Brom 2-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday, February 25 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Reading

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Reading 3-1 Blackpool
Saturday, February 25 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 70.05%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for Reading had a probability of 11.34%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.18%) and 2-1 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.84%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (4.13%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Reading
70.05% ( -0.52)	18.61% ( 0.29)	11.34% ( 0.22)

Both teams to score 45.51% (

-0.2)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.61% (

-0.68)

45.38% (

0.68)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.28% (

-0.66)

67.72% (

0.66)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.24% (

-0.34)

11.75% (

0.33)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

63.08% (

-0.72)

36.92% (

0.72)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

51.57% (

-0.03)

48.43% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

16.46% (

-0.02)

83.54% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 70.03%

Reading 11.34%

Draw 18.61%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Reading
2-0 @ 13.04% ( 0.03) 1-0 @ 12.18% ( 0.19) 2-1 @ 9.46% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 9.31% ( -0.1) 3-1 @ 6.75% ( -0.08) 4-0 @ 4.98% ( -0.12) 4-1 @ 3.61% ( -0.09) 3-2 @ 2.45% ( -0.03) 5-0 @ 2.13% ( -0.08) 5-1 @ 1.55% ( -0.06) 4-2 @ 1.31% ( -0.03) Other @ 3.26% Total : 70.03%	1-1 @ 8.84% ( 0.13) 0-0 @ 5.69% ( 0.17) 2-2 @ 3.43% ( 0) Other @ 0.65% Total : 18.61%	0-1 @ 4.13% ( 0.12) 1-2 @ 3.2% ( 0.05) 0-2 @ 1.5% ( 0.04) Other @ 2.51% Total : 11.34%