Reading 0-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Reading 0-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 22 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading were beaten by Middlesbrough 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 22 December 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from George Friend of Middlesbrough in the 77th minute.

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 21st on 19 points from 22 and Middlesbrough 6th on 36 points from 22. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Middlesbrough 7th with 73.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Darren Randolph of Middlesbrough (8.0), ahead of Dael Fry (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 2 draws and 4 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Reading's last five read D-L-D-L-D and Middlesbrough's L-D-L-D-W.