Middlesbrough vs Oxford

29 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Kelechi Iheanacho 48’
  • Neto Borges 80’
  • Michał Helik 38’

Match summary

Middlesbrough came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Oxford. Oxford led 1-0 at half-time.

Michał Helik put Oxford ahead in the 38th minute, Kelechi Iheanacho equalised in the 48th minute, and Neto Borges won it in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Oxford's 1.45 from 9.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Oxford
24 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 3
11 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.40 xG 1.45
2.40 Non-penalty xG 1.45

Key events

Middlesbrough Oxford
Kick-off
38’
Michał Helik0-1 (Oxford)
Half-time0-1
Kelechi Iheanacho1-1 (Middlesbrough)
48’
Neto Borges2-1 (Middlesbrough)
80’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Oxford
  • Mark Harris
  • Ole Romeny

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 1.45 38’ Michał Helik (Oxford), 0-1 38’ 48’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), 1-1 48’ 80’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), 2-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 1.45 38’ Michał Helik (Oxford), 0-1 Helik 38’ 48’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), 1-1 Iheanacho 48’ 80’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), 2-1 Borges 80’
Middlesbrough 2.40 xGOxford 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oxford attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
67’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 48’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 5’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 15’ Matt Phillips (Oxford), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 42’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 2’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 74’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 38’ Michał Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.16 xG, goal 41’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+1’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 84’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Michał Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 48’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 5’ Przemysław Płacheta (Oxford), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 15’ Matt Phillips (Oxford), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 42’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.31 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 80’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 74’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 38’ Michał Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.16 xG, goal 41’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+1’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 84’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Michał Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Neto Borges (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jonathan Howson
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.23 – – –
Samuel Iling Junior Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 5 0.15 – – –
Delano Burgzorg Taken off
66′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Taken off
75′ 1 – 5 0.89 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.24 – – –
Tommy Conway Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.51 – – –
Morgan Whittaker Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
Marcus Forss Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Giles Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Rav van den Berg Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 61% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.20
Oxford win 16% Avg odds 5.97

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.