Championship

Championship | Gameweek 31

Feb 20, 2021 at 3pm UK

Madejski Stadium

Reading
0 - 2
Middlesbrough

Richards (43'), Rinomhota (59')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Fletcher (22'), Bola (29')
Howson (71'), Fletcher (90+1')

Veljko Paunovic criticises "unacceptable" Reading display in Boro defeat

Boro went 2-0 up before half-time through smart finishes from Ashley Fletcher and Marc Bola.

Feb 20, 18:50

The Match

Match Report

Boro, chasing a play-off spot, struck twice midway through the first half.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Reading and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team 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 40.42%. A win for Reading had a probability of 31.75% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.29%) and 0-2 (7.61%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (10.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Middlesbrough
31.75%	27.82%	40.42%

Both teams to score 47.68%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.9%

58.1%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.23%

78.77%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.36%

33.63%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.72%

70.28%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.84%

28.16%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.15%

63.85%

Score Analysis

Reading 31.75%

Middlesbrough 40.42%

Draw 27.81%

Reading	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 10.32% 2-1 @ 7.13% 2-0 @ 5.62% 3-1 @ 2.59% 3-0 @ 2.04% 3-2 @ 1.64% Other @ 2.41% Total : 31.75%	1-1 @ 13.07% 0-0 @ 9.47% 2-2 @ 4.52% Other @ 0.76% Total : 27.81%	0-1 @ 12% 1-2 @ 8.29% 0-2 @ 7.61% 1-3 @ 3.5% 0-3 @ 3.21% 2-3 @ 1.91% 1-4 @ 1.11% 0-4 @ 1.02% Other @ 1.78% Total : 40.42%