Plymouth vs Middlesbrough

4 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Darren England

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

Bali Mumba 34’
Finn Azaz 38’
Morgan Whittaker 77’

Josh Coburn 23’, 60’
Sam Greenwood 64’

Match summary

The points were shared as Plymouth and Middlesbrough drew 3-3. Plymouth led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Coburn put Middlesbrough ahead in the 23rd minute, Bali Mumba equalised in the 34th minute, and Finn Azaz put Plymouth in front in the 38th minute. In the second half, Coburn equalised in the 60th minute, Sam Greenwood put Middlesbrough back in front in the 64th minute, and Morgan Whittaker equalised with a direct free kick in the 77th minute.

Middlesbrough had the better of the chances, with 3.34 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Plymouth's 1.03 from 10. Josh Coburn had a penalty saved for Middlesbrough.

Match stats

10 Shots 20

5 Shots on Target 11

8 Corners 6

2 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

1.03 xG 2.56

1.03 Non-penalty xG 1.77

Key events

Plymouth Middlesbrough

Kick-off

23’

Josh Coburn

0-1

Bali Mumba1-1

34’

Finn Azaz2-1

38’

Half-time2-1

60’

Josh Coburn

2-2

64’

Sam Greenwood

2-3

Morgan Whittaker3-3

77’

Full-time3-3

Bookings

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

Plymouth

Mickel Miller
Luke Cundle

Middlesbrough

Rav van den Berg
Matt Crooks
Josh Coburn

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.

Plymouth 1.03 xGMiddlesbrough 3.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Middlesbrough attacking Plymouth attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players14 players


Michael Cooper	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaine Kesler-Hayden	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dan Scarr	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lewis Gibson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mickel Miller	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–
Luke Cundle Taken off	87′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Houghton	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Finn Azaz	90′	1	–	2	0.08	–	–	–
Morgan Whittaker Taken off	90′	1	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Ben Waine Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bali Mumba Taken off	65′	1	–	2	0.81	–	–	–
Julio Pleguezuelo Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adam Randell Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Wright Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–


Seny Dieng	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rav van den Berg	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dael Fry	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Paddy McNair	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lukas Engel	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Jonathan Howson	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Hayden Hackney	90′	–	–	2	0.06	–	–	–
Isaiah Jones Taken off	85′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Matt Crooks Taken off	79′	–	–	5	0.60	–	–
Sam Greenwood	90′	1	–	4	0.40	–	–	–
Josh Coburn Taken off	79′	2	–	4	2.13	–	–
Morgan Rogers Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	2	0.04	–	–	–
Emmanuel Latte Lath Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Samuel Silvera Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Plymouth win 24% Avg odds 3.90

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.93

Middlesbrough win 52% Avg odds 1.85

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

Form going into the game

Plymouth L L D W L

Middlesbrough W W W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Middlesbrough 0-2 Plymouth, 24 Feb 24 All Plymouth 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.

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