Middlesbrough vs Leeds

8 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Daniel James 2’

Match summary

Leeds won 1-0 away at Middlesbrough. Leeds led 1-0 at half-time.

Daniel James put Leeds ahead in the 2nd minute.

Middlesbrough can feel hard done by, creating 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Leeds's 0.98 from 5.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Leeds
17 Shots 5
2 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 1.01
1.32 Non-penalty xG 1.01

Key events

Middlesbrough Leeds
Kick-off
2’
Daniel James0-1 (Leeds)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Middlesbrough
  • Aidan Morris
Leeds
  • Sam Byram

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 0.98 2’ Daniel James (Leeds), 0-1 2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 0.98 2’ Daniel James (Leeds), 0-1 James 2’
Middlesbrough 1.32 xGLeeds 0.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leeds attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
2’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 50’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 80’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 58’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 34’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 59’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 62’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 57’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 80’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 79’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 50’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 80’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 58’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 34’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 59’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 62’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 57’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 80’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 79’ Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Howson
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
Delano Burgzorg Taken off
80′ – – 3 0.40 – – –
Aidan Morris Taken off
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 4 0.29 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.23 – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Taken off
66′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Morgan Whittaker Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Marcus Forss Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
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

Middlesbrough win 22% Avg odds 4.29
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.96
Leeds win 54% Avg odds 1.76

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

Form going into the game

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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.