In a weekend match on Sat Aug 20th, in week 5, Reading and Middlesbrough will play a match in Reading in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Reading recorded a 0-4 loss against Rotherham United. Richard Wood scored the first goal for Rotherham United in the 7th minute, then Conor Washington added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Daniel Barlaser At the end of 90 a dissapointed Reading couldn’t manage to score, and Rotherham United took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Middlesbrough recorded a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United. Sander Berge struck first for Sheffield United in the 3rd minute on a feed from Oliver Norwood, but Chuba Akpom got the equalizer for Middlesbrough in the 14th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Riley McGree and Marcus Tavernier have been the hottest scorers for Middlesbrough in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Yakou Meite has been the most prolific scorer on Reading in his last five matches with two goals.