Reading v Middlesbrough result

Full-time · Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough

Championship · Sat, 28 Oct 2017 15:00 BST

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

Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.

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

The numbers

Result: Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough · Championship
Referee: Oliver Langford, England
Recent form: Reading 1W 1D 3L · Middlesbrough 0W 2D 3L

Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough (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

0.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 8.5

Corners

against 3 / 2 · 0 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.75 / 5.25

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 2.75 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 1.75

Cards

against 1.5 / 3 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · Oliver Langford, England

1.7 home / 2.1 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 October 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 October 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Middlesbrough for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	8.5 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 10 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	17.25 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.25 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	13.75 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: Oliver Langford, England — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 21.8 fouls over 10 matches (1.7 to the home side, 2.1 to the away side).

Home 1.7Away 2.1

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. 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
J. Obita n 3	40.3	5.2 3/3	1.5 2/0	—
Joey Van den Berg n 8	87.5	2.6 8/5	1.5 6/5	—
G. Evans n 6	57.2	1.8 4/3	0.3 1/0	—
L. Bacuna n 8	78.8	1.7 7/3	1.9 8/3	—
P. Clement n 8	41.8	1.6 5/1	1.1 4/0	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. 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	45.5	2.7 6/4	0.5 2/0
M. Barrow n 8	65.6	2.4 6/5	0.7 3/1
L. Kelly n 8	59.3	2.3 4/3	0.8 3/1
J. Swift n 6	60.8	2 4/2	0.5 2/0
A. Popa n 5	66.2	1.6 3/1	0.8 1/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Böðvarsson n 8	45.5	0.2 1/0	0.5 1/1
M. Barrow n 8	65.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
S. Aluko n 8	78.5	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
G. Evans n 6	57.2	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
R. Beerens n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Moore n 8	90	0 0/0
C. Gunter n 8	88.3	0 0/0
Joey Van den Berg n 8	87.5	0 0/0
P. McShane n 8	83.1	0 0/0
D. Edwards n 8	79.5	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 8	90	2.3 5/3

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. 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	38.4	3.5 5/2	0.6 2/0	—
Adama Traoré n 7	40.1	3.2 6/2	2.2 4/2	—
Daniel Ayala n 3	90	2 2/2	1 3/0	—
A. Forshaw n 5	45.4	2 4/1	0.4 1/0	—
P. Bamford n 8	31.6	1.8 3/1	1.4 3/1	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Fletcher n 8	38.4	2.9 3/2	0.9 2/1
P. Bamford n 8	31.6	2.8 5/2	0.4 1/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.9	2.7 7/5	1.1 5/2
L. Baker n 8	66.9	2.7 6/4	0.8 3/2
S. Downing n 7	54.7	2.3 6/3	0.7 3/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Johnson n 6	66.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
Adama Traoré n 7	40.1	0 0/0	0.6 1/1
A. Fletcher n 8	38.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.9	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
Martin Braithwaite n 5	73.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Christie n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Gibson n 8	90	0 0/0
D. Fry n 8	90	0 0/0
Daniel Ayala n 3	90	0 0/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.9	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	2.1 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
V. Mannone	90	0	0	0	0	6.4
P. McShane	90	0	0	0	Y	6.7
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
C. Gunter	90	0	0	1	0	6.6
S. Aluko	90	2	0	0	0	6.9
J. Swift	90	2	1	1	0	7
R. Beerens	90	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Smith	90	3	1	0	0	6.7
L. Kelly	77	0	0	0	0	6.8
Joey Van den Berg	68	0	0	0	0	6.3
Tiago Ilori	28	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Blackett sub	62	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Barrow sub	22	1	1	1	0	7.1
Y. Kermorgant sub	13	1	0	1	0	7

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
C. Christie	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Daniel Ayala	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.2
B. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Fábio	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
J. Howson	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.6
S. Downing	90	0	0	2	0	2	0	7
B. Assombalonga	90	1	0	3	1	0	Y	7.3
Martin Braithwaite	89	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.7
G. Leadbitter	76	1	0	1	1	0	0	6.8
M. Tavernier	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
M. Johnson	28	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.1
A. Forshaw	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
P. Bamford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

ReadingDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

MiddlesbroughLDDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Middlesbrough#9 pos48 pts31 pl+11 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.1

Middlesbrough scored1.29

Reading conceded1.32

Middlesbrough conceded0.94

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