Middlesbrough FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Reading FC

Sat 15 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 12' Ethan Bristow

Y 36' Junior Hoilett

Y 65' Danny Drinkwater

Marcus Tavernier 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Middlesbrough FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC 2021-09-25 Reading FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2021-02-20 Reading FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2020-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Reading FC 2020-07-14 Reading FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
29 Dec	Blackpool FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–0	W
18 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–0	W
11 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
04 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Fulham FC	H	0–7	L
03 Jan	Derby County FC	H	2–2	D
11 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
04 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	1–1	D
27 Nov	Swansea City AFC	A	3–2	W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Riverside Stadium that hosts another battle between Middlesbrough FC and Reading FC.
5' Jonathan Howson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andraz Sporar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
12' Ethan Bristow picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
17' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
27' Serbia international Dejan Tetek has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
32' Marcus Tavernier is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
36' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
41' Tom Holmes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
46' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Wilder will be considering his options from the bench.
56' Reading FC make a change. Junior Hoilett trudges off to be replaced by Mamadi Camara on 56 minutes.
61' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
65' A moment of madness from Danny Drinkwater on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
67' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Aaron Connolly is withdrawn and Folarin Balogun gets his opportunity.
68' Andy Carroll puts Reading FC on the lead.
72' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Anfernee Dijksteel has done his job and it is now time for Duncan Watmore to step up.
74' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. Marcus Tavernier will be fuming at that decision.
79' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
84' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Howson is withdrawn and Josh Coburn gets his opportunity.
84' What an equalizer from Matty Crooks!
88' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. John Swift is withdrawn and Lucas Joao gets his opportunity.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Aaron Connolly ↓ Folarin Balogun 67'
1
Joe Lumley
17
Paddy McNair
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson ↓ Josh Coburn 84'
7
Marcus Tavernier
3
Neil Taylor
2
Anfernee Dijksteel ↓ Duncan Watmore 72'
25
Matty Crooks
11
Andraz Sporar
35
Isaiah Jones

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chuba Akpom	3
Matty Crooks	2
Aaron Ramsey	2
Ashley Fletcher	2
Alen Halilovic	2
Andy Carroll	1
George Friend	1
Daniel Namaso	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-01-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2021-12-29 Blackpool FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-12-18 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-12-11 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Reading FC Form

2022-01-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-01-11 Reading FC 0–7 Fulham FC L 2022-01-03 Reading FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2021-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-12-04 Reading FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2021-11-27 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.89 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC53% Draw27% Reading FC20%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Reading FC

47%

Middlesbrough FC or Reading FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC33% Draw50% Reading FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

13%

0 – 0

12.2%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.