Middlesbrough vs Leicester

11 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sam Greenwood 83’

Match summary

Middlesbrough won 1-0 at home to Leicester. It was goalless at half-time.

Sam Greenwood put Middlesbrough ahead with a direct free kick in the 83rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Middlesbrough created 0.92 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Leicester 0.84 from 12.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Leicester
9 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.92 xG 0.84
0.92 Non-penalty xG 0.84

Key events

Middlesbrough Leicester
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sam Greenwood1-0 (Middlesbrough)
83’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Middlesbrough
  • Jonathan Howson
  • Isaiah Jones
  • Matt Crooks
  • Morgan Rogers
Leicester
  • Jannik Vestergaard
  • Hamza Choudhury
  • Harry Winks

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 0.92 0.84 83’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), 1-0 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 0.84 83’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), 1-0 Greenwood 83’
Middlesbrough 0.92 xGLeicester 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
13’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 44’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 78’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 57’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 49’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 44’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 78’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 33’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 57’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 49’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 40’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 76’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Lukas Engel
90′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Howson
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Isaiah Jones Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Matt Crooks Taken off
68′ – – 2 0.30 – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.23 – – –
Josh Coburn Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.28 – – –
Morgan Rogers Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – –
Emmanuel Latte Lath Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
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 34% Avg odds 2.76
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.56
Leicester win 39% Avg odds 2.45

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.