Middlesbrough vs Plymouth

18 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee A Backhouse

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Finn Azaz 12’
  • Tommy Conway 90+3’ (pen)
  • Mustapha Bundu 17’

Match summary

Middlesbrough beat Plymouth 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Finn Azaz put Middlesbrough ahead in the 12th minute, Mustapha Bundu equalised in the 17th minute, and Tommy Conway won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 3.16 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Plymouth's 2.09 from 19. Plymouth had a player sent off.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Plymouth
22 Shots 19
8 Shots on Target 5
12 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3.16 xG 2.09
2.37 Non-penalty xG 2.09

Key events

Middlesbrough Plymouth
Kick-off
Finn Azaz1-0 (Middlesbrough)
12’
17’
Mustapha Bundu1-1 (Plymouth)
Half-time1-1
Tommy Conway
Penalty
2-1 (Middlesbrough)
90+3’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Joe Edwards
  • Conor Hazard
  • Julio Pleguezuelo

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.16 2.09 12’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 1-0 12’ 17’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), 1-1 17’ 90+3’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 2-1 90+3’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.16 2.09 12’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 1-0 Azaz 12’ 17’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), 1-1 Bundu 17’ 90+3’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 2-1 Conway 90+3’
Middlesbrough 3.16 xGPlymouth 2.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
12’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 90+3’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 61’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 36’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 36’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 26’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.22 xG, saved 58’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 12’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 76’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 9’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 25’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 73’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 26’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Victor Pálsson (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 90+3’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 61’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 36’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 36’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 58’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 26’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.22 xG, saved 12’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 76’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 9’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 25’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 73’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 26’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Samuel Iling Junior (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+7’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Victor Pálsson (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
62′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Howson
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Samuel Iling Junior Taken off
89′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Marcus Forss Taken off
73′ – – 3 0.23 – – –
Morgan Whittaker Taken off
89′ – – 3 0.07 – – –
90′ 1 – 7 1.19 – – –
90′ 1 – 5 1.32 – – –
Dael Fry Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Giles Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Delano Burgzorg Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
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 70% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.35
Plymouth win 12% Avg odds 8.03

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.