January 15th features a match where Middlesbrough will host Reading in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Middlesbrough sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Mansfield Town. Uche Ikpeazu struck first for Middlesbrough in the 4th minute, then Caolan Boyd Munce added another in the 14th minute on a feed from Gibson. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Middlesbrough should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 21st placed Reading, recorded a 0-7 blowout loss against Fulham. Harry Wilson scored the first goal for Fulham in the 13th minute, then Aleksandar Mitrović added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot In the end, Reading couldn’t muster any offence and Fulham ran away with the shutout win. Reading looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Middlesbrough and Reading last played eachother at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Sat Sep 25th. Reading won by a score of 1 to 0. Alen Halilović struck first for Reading in the 55th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Middlesbrough couldn’t manage to score, and Reading took the shutout win.
Junior Hoilett has been the most prolific scorer on Reading in the last five matches with 2 goals. Andraž Šporar has been the most prolific scorer on Middlesbrough in his last five matches with 3 goals.