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

We said: Reading 2-2 Middlesbrough

Although Middlesbrough are winless this season, they have only lost one of their four league games, but we think that their wait for a win will continue past the weekend. We believe that a Reading side that have won both home league games this season may fall short in their quest for victory, however, we expect the Royals to still take a point from Saturday's encounter. 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 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%