Reading 1-0 Middlesbrough
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: D. Lenihan 7.6 · D. Bouzanis 7.5 · T. Holmes 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections11:1520 August 2022: the Championship matchday 5 match ended Reading 1-0 Middlesbrough.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Reading scored first, in the 28th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 28' T. Fornah → 1-0.
Yellow cards: Reading 4, Middlesbrough 1.
Statistical comparison
Shots 8-16 (3-3 on target); possession 27%-73%; corners 5-7; pass accuracy 59%-84%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 0-0 in the second.
Standout players
D. Bouzanis was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 90 minutes: 3 saves, won 1 of 1 duels.
D. Lenihan was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.6 in 90 minutes: 1 shot on target, 1 key pass, 2 tackles, won 11 of 18 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
20 August 2022: the Championship matchday 5 match ended Reading 1-0 Middlesbrough. Goals: T. Fornah 28'. Match stats: possession Reading 27%, Middlesbrough 73%; shots on target 3-3.
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