Middlesbrough vs Plymouth

24 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee S Gill

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Matthew Sorinola 7’
  • Ryan Hardie 31’

Match summary

Plymouth took a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough. Plymouth led 2-0 at half-time.

Matthew Sorinola put Plymouth ahead in the 7th minute and Ryan Hardie made it 0-2 in the 31st minute.

The chances backed that up: Plymouth created 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Middlesbrough's 0.55 from 11.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Plymouth
11 Shots 22
0 Shots on Target 11
6 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.55 xG 1.94
0.55 Non-penalty xG 1.94

Key events

Middlesbrough Plymouth
Kick-off
7’
Matthew Sorinola0-1 (Plymouth)
31’
Ryan Hardie0-2 (Plymouth)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Middlesbrough
  • Luke Ayling
Plymouth
  • Mickel Miller

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.55 1.96 7’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), 0-1 7’ 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 0-2 31’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.55 1.96 7’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), 0-1 Sorinola 7’ 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 0-2 Hardie 31’
Middlesbrough 0.55 xGPlymouth 1.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
7’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 20’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 33’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 53’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 38’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 76’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 3’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 20’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 33’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 31’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 53’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 38’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 76’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 60’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 3’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Tom Glover
90′ – – – – – – –
Luke Ayling Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.07 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Luke Thomas Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Marcus Forss
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Finn Azaz Taken off
59′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Samuel Silvera Taken off
79′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
Riley McGree Taken off
59′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Emmanuel Latte Lath Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Alexander Gilbert Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Lukas Engel Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
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 66% Avg odds 1.45
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.83
Plymouth win 14% Avg odds 6.52

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.