Reading v Middlesbrough result

Full-time · Reading 0–1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:00 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Reading 0–1 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 0–1 Middlesbrough · Championship
Referee: Stephen Martin, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Reading 0 · draws 0 · Middlesbrough 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 0W 3D 2L · Middlesbrough 0W 2D 3L

Reading 0–1 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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.2 / 4.5

Corners

against 8.4 / 6.67 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.6 / 3.17

Shots on target

against 6.6 / 3.67 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.2 / 2.33

Cards

against 1.6 / 1.17 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · Stephen Martin, England

1.6 home / 2.2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 December 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	Reading for / against	Line	Middlesbrough for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.2 for · 8.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 6.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	10.8 for · 18.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11.33 for · 15 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.6 for · 6.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.17 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.8 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	13.17 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.2 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.33 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: Stephen Martin, England — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 22.2 fouls over 10 matches (1.6 to the home side, 2.2 to the away side).

Home 1.6Away 2.2

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 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
Y. Meïté n 8	70.3	1.6 7/3	1 4/2	—
L. Bacuna n 8	90	1.5 8/3	1.6 7/5	—
A. Rinomhota n 8	73	1.5 6/3	2 5/4	B. Assombalonga
J. Swift n 8	62.4	1.4 4/2	1.3 4/3	—
A. Yiadom n 8	90	1.1 6/3	0.9 5/2	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	70.3	4.5 8/6	2.2 7/4
J. Swift n 8	62.4	2.7 5/4	0.7 3/1
J. Böðvarsson n 8	49.6	2.5 5/2	1.4 4/2
D. Namaso n 5	55.8	1.9 3/1	0.3 1/0
S. Baldock n 8	62.4	1.8 5/4	0.7 4/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	70.3	1 4/2	0.2 1/0
J. Böðvarsson n 8	49.6	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
S. Baldock n 8	62.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Barrow n 8	52.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. Aluko n 8	37.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Kelly n 8	76.6	1.9 6/4
J. Swift n 8	62.4	1.6 6/3
J. Sims n 8	36.1	1.6 3/2
A. Rinomhota n 8	73	1.5 7/3
M. Barrow n 8	52.8	1.5 4/2

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	4.3 8/7
S. Walker n 8	90	3.6 6/5

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 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	15.1	3 1/1	0.7 1/0	—
J. Hugill n 8	84	2.3 8/6	1.6 7/4	—
B. Assombalonga n 8	53.5	2.3 4/4	0.8 3/1	A. Rinomhota
M. Tavernier n 8	48.1	2.3 4/4	1.4 4/1	—
L. Wing n 8	43.3	2.1 4/1	0.5 2/0	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 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. Hugill n 8	84	2.8 7/6	1.2 6/2
Martin Braithwaite n 8	57.8	2.5 8/4	0.6 3/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	53.5	2.5 6/3	1.1 3/1
R. Gestede n 8	49.5	2.5 5/3	1.1 2/2
A. Fletcher n 8	15.1	2.2 3/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Tavernier n 8	48.1	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Hugill n 8	84	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
R. Gestede n 8	49.5	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	53.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
D. Fry n 8	86.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Bešić n 8	68	2.3 6/6
L. Wing n 8	43.3	2.1 5/2
P. McNair n 8	35.8	1.6 3/2
A. Clayton n 8	84.4	1.3 4/3
G. Saville n 8	41.9	1.3 4/1

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	2.9 4/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Middlesbrough
57%	Possession	43%
12	Shots	18
4	Shots on target	6
5	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	7
7	Shots inside the box	12
9	Corners	8
1	Offsides	4
12	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
447	Passes	319
74%	Pass accuracy	72%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Jaakkola	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Yiadom	90	2	0	1	1	0	7.3
G. Osho	90	1	0	0	1	0	7
T. Blackett	90	1	0	0	0	Y	6.9
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	1	2	Y	7.4
L. Bacuna	90	2	0	2	0	0	7.3
M. Barrow	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
S. Baldock	90	2	2	0	1	0	6.2
O. Richards	85	1	1	1	3	0	7.2
J. Sims	82	1	0	2	0	0	6.8
D. Namaso	70	1	1	0	0	0	6.1
J. Swift sub	20	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Böðvarsson sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
G. McCleary sub	8	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.8
Daniel Ayala	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.4
A. Flint	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.6
D. Fry	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
G. Friend	90	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	7.4
J. Howson	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.3
A. Clayton	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.4
G. Saville	90	0	0	0	0	4	2	Y	6.6
B. Assombalonga	67	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Bešić	66	0	0	3	1	0	1	Y	6.6
P. McNair	52	0	1	1	1	1	3	0	7.2
R. Shotton	38	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
L. Wing	24	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	6.9
J. Hugill	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6

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

ReadingDLDLD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

MiddlesbroughDLDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Reading 0 · 0 draws · Middlesbrough 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2018-02-10 Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading
2017-10-28 Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#20 pos47 pts46 pl-17 GD

Middlesbrough#7 pos73 pts46 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.07

Middlesbrough scored1.07

Reading conceded1.43

Middlesbrough conceded0.89

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Middlesbrough?: In their last 2 meetings, Reading won 0, Middlesbrough won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Middlesbrough?: Recent form — Reading 0W 3D 2L; Middlesbrough 0W 2D 3L.

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