Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: J. Howson 7.6 · D. Randolph 7.3 · B. Assombalonga 7.3
Match analysis
5 sections16:2228 October 2017: the Championship matchday 14 match ended Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-1 at half-time. Middlesbrough scored first, in the 14th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 14' G. Leadbitter (penalty) → 0-1; 74' B. Assombalonga, assisted by J. Howson → 0-2.
Yellow cards: Reading 1, Middlesbrough 1.
Statistical comparison
Shots 9-10 (3-3 on target); possession 68%-32%; corners 3-3; pass accuracy 84%-70%.
Goals by half: 0-1 in the first, 0-1 in the second.
Standout players
L. Moore was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.2 in 90 minutes: won 6 of 7 duels.
J. Howson was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.6 in 90 minutes: 1 assist, 2 key passes, won 4 of 5 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
Reading vs Middlesbrough (Championship matchday 14, 28 October 2017) finished 0-2. Goals: G. Leadbitter 14' (pen), B. Assombalonga 74'. Match stats: possession Reading 68%, Middlesbrough 32%; shots on target 3-3.
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.