Championship

Championship | Gameweek 5

Aug 20, 2022 at 3pm UK

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Reading
1 - 0
Middlesbrough

Fornah (28')
Hoilett (41'), McIntyre (75'), Bouzanis (85'), N'Diaye (90+2')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Jones (22')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

Last Six:

Last Game: Reading 3-0 Blackburn
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

Middlesbrough

Last Six:

Last Game: Stoke 2-2 Middlesbrough
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

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

48.99% (

2.18)

51.01% (

-2.18)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.13% (

1.88)

72.87% (

-1.88)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.38% (

3.17)

36.61% (

-3.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.59% (

3.05)

73.4% (

-3.05)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.38% (

0.07)

19.62% (

-0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.43% (

0.11)

51.57% (

-0.12)

Score Analysis

Reading 23.34%

Middlesbrough 51.93%

Draw 24.71%

Reading	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 7.22% ( -0) 2-1 @ 5.91% ( 0.5) 2-0 @ 3.63% ( 0.3) 3-1 @ 1.98% ( 0.32) 3-2 @ 1.61% ( 0.26) 3-0 @ 1.21% ( 0.19) Other @ 1.79% Total : 23.34%	1-1 @ 11.75% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 7.18% ( -0.65) 2-2 @ 4.81% ( 0.42) Other @ 0.97% Total : 24.71%	0-1 @ 11.69% ( -1.04) 1-2 @ 9.57% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 9.53% ( -0.81) 1-3 @ 5.2% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 5.17% ( -0.43) 2-3 @ 2.61% ( 0.23) 1-4 @ 2.12% ( 0.02) 0-4 @ 2.11% ( -0.17) 2-4 @ 1.06% ( 0.1) Other @ 2.88% Total : 51.93%