Middlesbrough v Reading result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading

Championship · Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:00 GMT · Riverside Stadium

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: David Coote, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Middlesbrough 1 · draws 0 · Reading 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 1W 1D 3L · Reading 2W 0D 3L

Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.88

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 7.25

Corners

against 5 / 5.75 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.33 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 2.67 / 6.25 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1 / 1.75

Cards

against 2 / 2 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 February 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	7.25 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	15.33 for · 12 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	9.75 for · 16.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 6.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.33 for · 9.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	9.5 for · 14.25 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Fletcher n 8	42.8	3.2 6/3	1.6 4/1	—
R. Gestede n 8	32.5	2.1 4/2	0.3 1/0	L. Bacuna
G. Friend n 8	81.3	1.5 7/2	0.7 3/2	Tiago Ilori
C. Christie n 8	74	1.5 6/3	1.1 5/2	—
P. Bamford n 8	67.1	1.5 4/3	1.5 6/2	L. Bacuna

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Assombalonga n 8	59	2.9 6/5	0.8 2/2
P. Bamford n 8	67.1	2.8 7/5	0.8 3/2
Martin Braithwaite n 8	66.4	2.4 7/4	1 4/2
A. Fletcher n 8	42.8	2.1 2/1	0.5 2/0
R. Gestede n 8	32.5	2.1 4/2	0.7 1/1

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Martin Braithwaite n 8	66.4	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Daniel Ayala n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
S. Downing n 8	89.5	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
J. Howson n 8	80.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Adama Traoré n 8	71.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Leadbitter n 8	90	0 0/0
Daniel Ayala n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Gibson n 8	90	0 0/0
S. Downing n 8	89.5	0 0/0
R. Shotton n 8	82.6	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	2.8 5/4

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Clement n 8	28.4	3.2 5/2	1.6 4/0	—
Tiago Ilori n 8	61	2.2 6/3	0.7 3/1	G. Friend
Joey Van den Berg n 8	78.1	1.9 6/5	1.3 4/2	—
L. Bacuna n 8	78.5	1.4 6/2	0.4 3/0	P. Bamford
Y. Kermorgant n 8	68.3	1.3 6/2	0.5 2/1	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Böðvarsson n 8	47.9	2.8 5/4	0.7 2/1
Y. Kermorgant n 8	68.3	2.5 6/5	0.2 1/0
C. Martin n 8	36.3	2.5 4/1	0.6 1/1
J. Swift n 8	61.5	2 5/3	1.1 4/1
S. Aluko n 8	67	1.5 6/3	0.8 4/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Swift n 8	61.5	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
J. Böðvarsson n 8	47.9	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
P. Clement n 8	28.4	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
L. Bacuna n 8	78.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
L. Kelly n 8	65.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Barrow n 8	90	0 0/0
L. Moore n 8	90	0 0/0
C. Gunter n 8	90	0 0/0
D. Edwards n 8	86.4	0 0/0
P. McShane n 8	82.5	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 February 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 8	90	3.6 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Reading
41%	Possession	59%
14	Shots	7
3	Shots on target	2
8	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	3
6	Corners	8
5	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
300	Passes	436
76%	Pass accuracy	80%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
R. Shotton	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.1
Daniel Ayala	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Friend	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
J. Howson	90	0	0	1	0	5	0	8.1
G. Leadbitter	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.8
Adama Traoré	90	2	0	3	2	1	0	9.2
S. Downing	89	0	1	2	0	2	0	6.8
R. Gestede	79	0	0	2	0	1	0	7
P. Bamford	66	0	0	2	1	1	0	6.3
A. Clayton sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
B. Assombalonga sub	11	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.9
M. Cranie sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
V. Mannone	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Gunter	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Tiago Ilori	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	1	0	0	Y	6.2
D. Edwards	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Joey Van den Berg	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
S. Aluko	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.3
G. McCleary	74	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
L. Kelly	63	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.4
J. Böðvarsson	63	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.3
P. Clement	27	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.1
C. Martin	27	1	0	2	1	0	0	7.1
Y. Kermorgant	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Reading — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughLWLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

ReadingWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Middlesbrough 1 · 0 draws · Reading 0 · 2 goals/game

2017-10-28 Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#9 pos48 pts31 pl+11 GD

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.29

Reading scored1.1

Middlesbrough conceded0.94

Reading conceded1.32

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Reading?: In their last 1 meetings, Middlesbrough won 1, Reading won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Reading?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 1W 1D 3L; Reading 2W 0D 3L.

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