Middlesbrough vs Sunderland

4 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Darren England

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Marcus Forss 61’
  • Nazariy Rusyn 83’

Match summary

Middlesbrough and Sunderland shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Marcus Forss put Middlesbrough ahead in the 61st minute and Nazariy Rusyn equalised in the 83rd minute.

Middlesbrough had the better of the chances, with 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sunderland's 1.05 from 13.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Sunderland
15 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.66 xG 1.05
1.66 Non-penalty xG 1.05

Key events

Middlesbrough Sunderland
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Marcus Forss1-0 (Middlesbrough)
61’
83’
Nazariy Rusyn1-1 (Sunderland)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Middlesbrough
  • Luke Ayling
  • Lukas Engel
  • Sam Greenwood
Sunderland
  • Trai Hume
  • Abdoullah Ba
  • Pierre Ekwah

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 1.05 61’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), 1-0 61’ 83’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), 1-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 1.05 61’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), 1-0 Forss 61’ 83’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), 1-1 Rusyn 83’
Middlesbrough 1.66 xGSunderland 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
67’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 40’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 35’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 42’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 48’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 9’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 36’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 75’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 9’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 80’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Leo Fuhr Hjelde (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+5’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 40’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 35’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 42’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 48’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 9’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 36’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 75’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 9’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 80’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Leo Fuhr Hjelde (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+5’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Tom Glover
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.21 – –
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Lukas Engel Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Jonathan Howson
90′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Barlaser Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Marcus Forss Taken off
77′ 1 – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.33 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
Sam Greenwood Taken off
77′ – – 4 0.70 – –
Lewis O'Brien Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Samuel Silvera Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Josh Coburn Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Luke Thomas Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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 45% Avg odds 2.11
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Sunderland win 27% Avg odds 3.57

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.