Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: D. Fry 7.6 · M. Bettinelli 7.5 · P. McNair 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections15:42Reading lost to Middlesbrough 0-2 in the Championship matchday 31 on 20 February 2021.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-2 at half-time. Middlesbrough scored first, in the 22nd minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 22' A. Fletcher, assisted by D. Fry → 0-1; 29' M. Bola, assisted by Sam Morsy → 0-2.
Yellow cards: Reading 2, Middlesbrough 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 13-8 (3-5 on target); possession 63%-37%; corners 5-4; pass accuracy 78%-60%.
Goals by half: 0-2 in the first, 0-0 in the second.
Standout players
M. Olise was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.3 in 86 minutes: 6 key passes, won 6 of 8 duels.
D. Fry was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.6 in 90 minutes: 1 assist, 1 key pass, 1 tackle, won 4 of 7 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 31, 20 February 2021) finished 0-2. Goals: A. Fletcher 22', M. Bola 29'. Match stats: possession Reading 63%, Middlesbrough 37%; shots on target 3-5.
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.