Middlesbrough right now
Middlesbrough are having a strong season and sit 3rd in Championship. A +10.51 xG difference backs up 22 points from 11 matches, which suggests the results rest on strong underlying performances. They have scored close to their 21.78 xG, while conceding 4.73 more than the 11.27 xG against them. Their attack rates 1st of 24 in Championship for the chances it creates against an average opponent.
How Middlesbrough compares
Next match Championship · Fri 23/10
Away Bolton Wanderers
- Bolton Wanderers
- 23%
- Draw
- 28%
- Middlesbrough
- 49%
Data coverage: Partial Both teams have at least 10 matches in the model window, but at least one has fewer than the full 20.
Last result Championship · Sat 17/10
Home Cardiff City
2:2 Draw
- Expected goals
- 2.71 – 0.85
- xG difference
- +1.86
Created enough to win
Every result →Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15/08 | Lincoln City | Home | 2:1 | 2.23 | 0.57 | +1.66 | 2 |
| Sat 22/08 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 1:2 | 1.43 | 0.91 | +0.52 | 1 |
| Sat 29/08 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 3:1 | 2.46 | 1.40 | +1.06 | 3 |
| Wed 02/09 | Burnley | Away | 1:1 | 1.22 | 0.64 | +0.58 | 1 |
| Sat 05/09 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 1:0 | 2.53 | 1.03 | +1.50 | 1 |
| Sat 12/09 | Norwich City | Home | 4:3 | 2.07 | 1.62 | +0.45 | 4 |
| Tue 15/09 | Millwall | Home | 2:2 | 1.52 | 1.69 | -0.17 | 2 |
| Sat 19/09 | Birmingham City | Away | 2:2 | 2.14 | 1.23 | +0.91 | 2 |
| Sat 10/10 | Wolverhampton | Home | 1:0 | 0.90 | 0.68 | +0.22 | 1 |
| Tue 13/10 | Stoke City | Away | 3:2 | 2.57 | 0.65 | +1.92 | 3 |
| Sat 17/10 | Cardiff City | Home | 2:2 | 2.71 | 0.85 | +1.86 | 2 |
| The season so far | 21.78 | 11.27 | 22 | ||||
Finishing
+0.22
Goals vs xG
Defending
+4.73
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
-0.37
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 50/99
- Defence
- 44/99
- Attack
- 30/99
- Defence
- 28/99
- Attack
- 33/99
- Defence
- 67/99
- Attack
- 36/99
- Defence
- 22/99
- Attack
- 38/99
- Defence
- 52/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.