Huddersfield vs Middlesbrough

29 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee B Toner

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Michał Helik 60’
  • Josh Coburn 54’
  • Jonathan Howson 84’

Match summary

Middlesbrough took a 2-1 win at Huddersfield. It was goalless at half-time.

Josh Coburn put Middlesbrough ahead in the 54th minute, Michał Helik equalised in the 60th minute, and Jonathan Howson won it from a corner in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 1.46 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Huddersfield's 0.78 from 16. Jonathan Howson had a penalty saved for Middlesbrough.

Match stats

Huddersfield Middlesbrough
16 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.78 xG 1.46
0.78 Non-penalty xG 0.67

Key events

Huddersfield Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
54’
Josh Coburn0-1 (Middlesbrough)
Michał Helik1-1 (Huddersfield)
60’
84’
Jonathan Howson1-2 (Middlesbrough)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Middlesbrough
  • Alex Bangura
  • Morgan Rogers

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.46 54’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), 0-1 54’ 60’ Michał Helik (Huddersfield), 1-1 60’ 84’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), 1-2 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 1.46 54’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), 0-1 Coburn 54’ 60’ Michał Helik (Huddersfield), 1-1 Helik 60’ 84’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), 1-2 Howson 84’
Huddersfield 0.78 xGMiddlesbrough 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Huddersfield attacking 
84’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 18’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 20’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 73’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 18’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 54’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 68’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 60’ Michał Helik (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 19’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Michał Helik (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Tom Lees (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Tom Lees (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 18’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 20’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 73’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 18’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 54’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 68’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Michał Helik (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 84’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 19’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Michał Helik (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Tom Lees (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Tom Lees (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Yuta Nakayama (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Tom Lees
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Michał Helik
90′ 1 – 2 0.08 – – –
Yuta Nakayama Taken off
87′ – – 2 0.02 – – –
David Kasumu
90′ – – 2 0.17 – – –
Ben Wiles
90′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Hogg Taken off
38′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Jaheim Headley
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Josh Koroma
90′ – – 5 0.36 – – –
Rarmani Edmonds-Green Came on as a substitute
52′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Hudlin Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Huddersfield win 21% Avg odds 4.49
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.84
Middlesbrough win 54% Avg odds 1.76

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.