Reading 0-1 Middlesbrough
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: D. Randolph 7.8 · D. Fry 7.7 · A. Flint 7.6
Match analysis
5 sections02:2322 December 2018: the Championship matchday 23 match ended Reading 0-1 Middlesbrough.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-0 at half-time. The decisive goals came after the interval. Middlesbrough scored first, in the 77th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 77' G. Friend, assisted by P. McNair → 0-1.
Yellow cards: Reading 2, Middlesbrough 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 12-18 (4-6 on target); possession 57%-43%; corners 9-8; pass accuracy 74%-72%.
Goals by half: 0-0 in the first, 0-1 in the second.
Standout players
A. Rinomhota was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.4 in 90 minutes: 1 key pass, 2 tackles, won 10 of 12 duels.
D. Randolph was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.8 in 90 minutes: 4 saves.
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
22 December 2018: the Championship matchday 23 match ended Reading 0-1 Middlesbrough. Goals: G. Friend 77'. Match stats: possession Reading 57%, Middlesbrough 43%; shots on target 4-6.
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.