Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: M. Crooks 9.2 · I. Jones 8.0 · D. Fry 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections23:1415 January 2022: the Championship matchday 27 match ended Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-0 at half-time. The decisive goals came after the interval. Reading scored first, in the 68th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 68' A. Carroll, assisted by T. Dele-Bashiru → 0-1; 84' M. Crooks, assisted by M. Tavernier → 1-1; 90+5' M. Crooks, assisted by I. Jones → 2-1.
Yellow cards: Middlesbrough 1, Reading 3.
Statistical comparison
Shots 10-10 (5-4 on target); possession 63%-37%; corners 5-5; pass accuracy 84%-75%.
Goals by half: 0-0 in the first, 2-1 in the second.
Standout players
M. Crooks was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 9.2 in 90 minutes: 2 goals, 3 shots on target, 1 key pass, 4 tackles, won 12 of 18 duels.
A. Carroll was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.2 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 1 shot on target, won 7 of 19 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Middlesbrough vs Reading (Championship matchday 27, 15 January 2022) finished 2-1. Goals: A. Carroll 68', M. Crooks 84', M. Crooks 90+5'. Match stats: possession Middlesbrough 63%, Reading 37%; shots on target 5-4.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.