Middlesbrough vs Preston

28 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Isaiah Jones 16’, 37’
  • Rav van den Berg 26’
  • Alex Bangura 90+4’

Match summary

Middlesbrough won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Preston. Middlesbrough led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Isaiah Jones put Middlesbrough ahead in the 16th minute, Rav van den Berg made it 2-0 from a corner in the 26th minute, and Jones made it 3-0 in the 37th minute. In the second half, Alex Bangura made it 4-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 3.04 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Preston's 0.18 from 6.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Preston
13 Shots 6
8 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.04 xG 0.18
3.04 Non-penalty xG 0.18

Key events

Middlesbrough Preston
Kick-off
Isaiah Jones1-0 (Middlesbrough)
16’
Rav van den Berg2-0 (Middlesbrough)
26’
Isaiah Jones3-0 (Middlesbrough)
37’
Half-time3-0
Alex Bangura4-0 (Middlesbrough)
90+4’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Andrew Hughes
  • Brad Potts

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 3.04 0.18 16’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), 1-0 16’ 26’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), 2-0 26’ 37’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), 3-0 37’ 90+4’ Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough), 4-0 90+4’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.04 0.18 16’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), 1-0 Jones 16’ 26’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), 2-0 van den Berg 26’ 37’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), 3-0 Jones 37’ 90+4’ Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough), 4-0 Bangura 90+4’
Middlesbrough 3.04 xGPreston 0.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
16’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 37’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 39’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 26’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 79’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 78’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 55’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 76’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 26’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 37’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Calvin Ramsay (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Layton Stewart (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 37’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 39’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 26’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 79’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 78’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 55’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 76’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 26’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 37’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Calvin Ramsay (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Layton Stewart (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.32 – – –
Paddy McNair Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.06 – – –
Jonathan Howson Taken off
88′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Barlaser
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Isaiah Jones Taken off
70′ 2 – 3 1.67 – – –
Matt Crooks Taken off
82′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Morgan Rogers Taken off
70′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.28 – – –
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 2 0.34 – – –
Samuel Silvera Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Matt Clarke Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Alexander Gilbert Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Law McCabe Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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 57% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81
Preston win 18% Avg odds 5.16

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.