Middlesbrough FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Middlesbrough FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Mar Reading FC H 5–0 W 25 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L 18 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W 15 Feb Sheffield United FC A 3–1 W 11 Feb Cardiff City FC A 3–1 W 04 Feb Blackpool FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–5 L 25 Feb Blackpool FC H 3–1 W 17 Feb Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L 14 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W 11 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L 04 Feb Watford FC H 2–2 D Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Riverside Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Middlesbrough FC and Reading FC.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cesare Casadei suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 24' GOAL! Chuba Akpom scores on 24.
- 26' Tom Ince is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
- 31' Zack Steffen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chuba Akpom on 32.
- 37' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' What a strike from Aaron Ramsey! The score is 2-0.
- 48' What a strike from Chuba Akpom! The score is 3-0.
- 51' Chuba Akpom makes a hat-trick on 51.
- 56' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 58' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 58 minute. Ryan John Giles leaves to be changed by Daniel Barlaser.
- 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
- 67' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Andy Yiadom is replaced by Tom Holmes.
- 68' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 68 minute. Hayden Hackney leaves to be changed by Alex Mowatt.
- 73' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 76' Goal! Marcus Forss scores his 36 goal in 331 matches.
- 77' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Tom Ince by Lucas Joao on 77 minute.
- 78' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 78.
- 80' Another change for Reading FC made on 80 minute. Tom McIntyre leaves to be changed by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Isaiah Jones. He replaces Aaron Ramsey on 82 minute.
- 87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Middlesbrough FC players.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jonathan Howson ↓ Marc Bola 58'
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Riley McGree ↓ Marcus Forss 68'
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30
Hayden Hackney ↓ Alex Mowatt 68'
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Aaron Ramsey ↓ Isaiah Jones 82'
Bench
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Alex Mowatt ↑ 68'
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Marcus Forss ↑ 68'
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27
Marc Bola ↑ 58'
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Daniel Barlaser ↑ 58'
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Isaiah Jones ↑ 82'
Coach Michael CarrickReading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Andy Yiadom ↓ Tom Holmes 67'
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Tom Ince ↓ Lucas Joao 77'
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Shane Long ↓ Femi Azeez 67'
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Cesare Casadei ↓ Tyrese Fornah 67'
Bench
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Tom Holmes ↑ 67'
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Lucas Joao ↑ 77'
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Nesta Guinness-Walker ↑ 80'
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Tyrese Fornah ↑ 67'
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Femi Azeez ↑ 67'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chuba Akpom 3 Matty Crooks 2 Aaron Ramsey 2 Ashley Fletcher 2 Alen Halilovic 2 George Friend 1 Daniel Namaso 1 Tyrese Fornah 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2023-03-04 Middlesbrough FC 5–0 Reading FC W 2023-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-18 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.07 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.7 Reading FC xGI would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Middlesbrough FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 87%Draw or Reading FC 34%Middlesbrough FC or Reading FC 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Middlesbrough FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual2 – 0 13.2%1 – 0 12.4%1 – 1 9.8%2 – 1 9.1%3 – 0 8.9%0 – 0 8%3 – 1 6.3%4 – 0 4.6%0 – 1 3.6%4 – 1 3.4%2 – 2 3.2%1 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Reading FC covers -2.5 23% — 77% -2 23% 21% 56% -1.5 44% — 56% -1 44% 24% 32% -0.5 68% — 32% +0.5 89% — 11% +1 89% 8% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 50% ✗Reading FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.