FootyMAD's Middlesbrough match preview

History of the Reading v Middlesbrough fixture

Reading play host to Middlesbrough at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 3 of the 7 previous games, with the Royals winning just 1.

The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in April 1998, over five years ago, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Royals in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1997/1998	Mon 13 Apr	Reading	0-1	Middlesbrough	CHMP
1997/1998	Tue 06 Jan	Reading	0 - 1	Middlesbrough	LGEC
1997/1998	Sat 13 Dec	Middlesbrough	4 - 0	Reading	CHMP
1994/1995	Sat 04 Feb	Middlesbrough	0 - 1	Reading	CHMP
1994/1995	Tue 06 Dec	Reading	1 - 1	Middlesbrough	CHMP
1987/1988	Sat 20 Feb	Reading	0 - 0	Middlesbrough	CHMP
1987/1988	Tue 29 Sep	Middlesbrough	0 - 0	Reading	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Reading are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Royals, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Reading, Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Reading	6	4	2	0	17	6	14
Middlesbrough	6	1	2	3	5	9	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

Reading may be coming up against a decent side in Middlesbrough, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Royals. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Reading	Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 11 matches.
Middlesbrough	Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games.