Oxford vs Middlesbrough

23 November 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 2 – 6

Half-time: 1–3

  • Greg Leigh 24’
  • Dane Scarlett 72’
  • Emmanuel Latte Lath 37’ (pen), 45’, 49’
  • Finn Azaz 42’, 83’
  • Tommy Conway 80’

Match summary

Middlesbrough came from behind to win 6-2 away at Oxford. Middlesbrough led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Greg Leigh put Oxford ahead from a corner in the 24th minute, Emmanuel Latte Lath equalised from the penalty spot in the 37th minute, Finn Azaz put Middlesbrough in front in the 42nd minute, and Lath made it 1-3 in the 45th minute. In the second half, Lath made it 1-4 in the 49th minute, Dane Scarlett pulled one back to make it 2-4 in the 72nd minute, Tommy Conway made it 2-5 in the 80th minute, and Azaz made it 2-6 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Oxford's 0.58 from 11.

Match stats

Oxford Middlesbrough
11 Shots 16
7 Shots on Target 12
6 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.58 xG 2.90
0.58 Non-penalty xG 2.11

Key events

Oxford Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Greg Leigh1-0 (Oxford)
24’
37’
Emmanuel Latte Lath
Penalty1-1 (Middlesbrough)
42’
Finn Azaz1-2 (Middlesbrough)
45’
Emmanuel Latte Lath1-3 (Middlesbrough)
Half-time1-3
49’
Emmanuel Latte Lath1-4 (Middlesbrough)
Dane Scarlett2-4 (Oxford)
72’
80’
Tommy Conway2-5 (Middlesbrough)
83’
Finn Azaz2-6 (Middlesbrough)
Full-time2-6

Bookings

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

Oxford
  • Elliott Moore
Middlesbrough
  • George Edmundson
  • Neto Borges
  • Finn Azaz

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 3.54 24’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), 1-0 24’ 37’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 1-1 37’ 42’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 1-2 42’ 45’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 1-3 45’ 49’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 1-4 49’ 72’ Dane Scarlett (Oxford), 2-4 72’ 80’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 2-5 80’ 83’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 2-6 83’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 3.54 24’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), 1-0 Leigh 24’ 37’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 1-1 Lath 37’ 42’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 1-2 Azaz 42’ 45’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 1-3 Lath 45’ 49’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 1-4 Lath 49’ 72’ Dane Scarlett (Oxford), 2-4 Scarlett 72’ 80’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), 2-5 Conway 80’ 83’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 2-6 Azaz 83’
Oxford 0.58 xGMiddlesbrough 3.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Oxford attacking 
56’ George Edmundson (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.87 xG, off target 37’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 45’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.72 xG, goal 24’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, 0.20 xG, goal 8’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 13’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 15’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 49’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 42’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 83’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 61’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 23’ Sam Long (Oxford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 47’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Idris El Mizouni (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Dane Scarlett (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 61’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ George Edmundson (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.87 xG, off target 37’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 45’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.72 xG, goal 24’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, 0.20 xG, goal 13’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 8’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 15’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 49’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 42’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 83’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 61’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Sam Long (Oxford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 30’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Idris El Mizouni (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Dane Scarlett (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+1’ Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

Players16 players
Jamie Cumming
90′ – – – – – – –
Sam Long
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Elliott Moore Taken off
53′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Ciaron Brown
90′ – – – – – – –
Hidde ter Avest
90′ – – – – – – –
Will Vaulks Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
Cameron Brannagan Taken off
72′ – – 3 0.04 – – –
Greg Leigh
90′ 1 – 1 0.20 – – –
Rúben Rodrigues Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Tyler Goodrham
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Mark Harris Taken off
52′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Dane Scarlett Came on as a substitute
38′ 1 – 1 0.03 – – –
Przemysław Płacheta Came on as a substitute
37′ – – – – – – –
Matt Phillips Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Josh McEachran Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Idris El Mizouni Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
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

Oxford win 21% Avg odds 4.52
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.89
Middlesbrough win 55% Avg odds 1.74

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Oxford DLLWL
Middlesbrough WDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Middlesbrough 2-1 Oxford, 29 Mar 25  All Oxford vs Middlesbrough meetings

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.