Luke Ayling
Known as L. Ayling
Defender
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Next fixture
Sat 21 Nov, 15:00 UTC HOME
Bristol City
Analysis
Season Performance
L. Ayling at Middlesbrough this season. Stats will be limited if it's early in the season.
Minutes played: 774 · Starts: 9
| Stat | Value | Season Avg ?L. Ayling's per-90 rate on each stat, compared to the average for other defenders in Championship. Green is clearly above that average, red is clearly below, orange is close to it. A stat needs enough qualifying players at this position before a comparison is shown. |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | ||
| Goals | 0 0.00 | 0.4 0.05 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 0.05 | 0.43 0.05 |
| Shots | 5 0.58 | 4.8 0.63 |
| Shots on target | 1 0.12 | 1.2 0.16 |
| Passing | ||
| Assists | 2 0.23 | 0.4 0.05 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 1.04 0.12 | 0.48 0.06 |
| Key passes | 7 0.81 | 4.6 0.58 |
| Defending | ||
| Clean sheets | 4 0.47 | 3.3 0.55 |
| Tackles | 15 1.74 | 12.0 1.59 |
| Interceptions | 7 0.81 | 9.4 1.22 |
| Duels won | 44 5.12 | 37.1 4.88 |
| Blocked shots | 5 0.58 | 4.9 0.59 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fouls committed | 1 0.12 | 6.4 0.92 |
| Fouls drawn | 8 0.93 | 6.2 0.85 |
| Yellow cards | 0 0.00 | 1.4 0.18 |
| Red cards | 0 0.00 | 0.1 0.01 |
Player Traits
L. Ayling’s statistical strengths and weaknesses, in comparison to similar players. This is based on current season only.
- Tackles63%
- Interceptions23%
- Duels won63%
- Blocked shots56%
- Clean sheets58%
- Goals36%
- Assists93%
- Expected goals (xG)58%
- Expected assists (xA)88%
Squad standing
Where L. Ayling ranks among 29 registered Middlesbrough players this season.
- 5th of 29 for Assists
- 10th of 29 for Minutes played
- 14th of 29 for Shots on target
- 17th of 29 for Fouls committed
- 14th of 29 for Expected goals (xG)
- 6th of 29 for Tackles
- 7th of 29 for Interceptions
- 6th of 29 for Duels won
- 4th of 29 for Blocked shots
- 11th of 29 for Key passes
Historic Bets
L. Ayling’s most frequent betting markets, based on every match on file.
- 1 Over 1.5 Tackles 47.3% Based on 55 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 2 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 36.4% Based on 55 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 3 Over 2.5 Tackles 25.5% Based on 55 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 4 Over 1.5 Shots 18.2% Based on 55 matches across 2 seasons on file
- 5 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 16.4% Based on 55 matches across 2 seasons on file
Recent Form
The same markets over L. Ayling’s last 10 matches (59 minutes on average). Newest on the right.
- 1 Over 1.5 Tackles 30% Below career
- 2 Over 0.5 Fouls Committed 0% Below career
- 3 Over 2.5 Tackles 20%
- 4 Over 1.5 Shots 0% Below career
- 5 Over 0.5 Shots on Target 10%
Match log
Every finished match on file L. Ayling actually featured in, most recent first, bounded to Bzzoiro Sports Data’s own per-match player-stats coverage, not this player’s full career (see “Season by season” below for that). This is also what the last-10-games Player Bets list on each fixture page’s Odds & Bets tab reads from. The columns are the ones that matter for L. Ayling’s position. A dash means none; a blank means no figure is on file for that match.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | Tackles | Intercepts | Blocks | Duels won | Aerials won | Passes | Fouls | CS | Goals | Assists | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov 26 | Away |  Wrexham |
L | 60’ | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 17 Oct 26 | Home |  Cardiff |
D | 45’ | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 Oct 26 | Away |  Stoke |
W | 90’ | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | 3 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 Oct 26 | Home |  Wolves |
W | 20’ | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 19 Sep 26 | Away |  Birmingham |
D | 90’ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 Sep 26 | Home |  Millwall |
D | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 78 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 12 Sep 26 | Home |  Norwich |
W | 1’ | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 05 Sep 26 | Away |  QPR |
W | 18’ | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 02 Sep 26 | Away |  Burnley |
D | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 77 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 Aug 26 | Home |  West Brom |
W | 90’ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 71 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 22 Aug 26 | Away |  Blackburn |
L | 90’ | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 112 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 Aug 26 | Home |  Lincoln City |
W | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 02 May 26 | Away | Wrexham |
D | 87’ | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | 63 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 Apr 26 | Home |  Watford |
W | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 77 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 Apr 26 | Home |  Sheffield Wednesday |
W | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 9 | 3 | 88 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 19 Apr 26 | Away |  Ipswich |
D | 90’ | 5 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 61 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 11 Apr 26 | Home |  Portsmouth |
L | 45’ | 2 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 35 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 06 Apr 26 | Away |  Swansea |
D | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 7 | 4 | 84 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 03 Apr 26 | Home | Millwall |
L | 90’ | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | 1 | 55 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 21 Mar 26 | Away | Blackburn |
D | 68’ | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 73 | – | Y | – | – | |
| 14 Mar 26 | Home | Bristol City |
D | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 67 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 11 Mar 26 | Home |  Charlton |
L | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 98 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 08 Mar 26 | Away | QPR |
W | 90’ | – | 3 | – | 4 | 2 | 120 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 02 Mar 26 | Away | Birmingham |
W | 90’ | 2 | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | 35 | – | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 24 Feb 26 | Home |  Leicester |
D | 83’ | 2 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 71 | 1 | Y | – | – | |
| 16 Feb 26 | Away |  Coventry |
L | 90’ | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 80 | – | Y | – | – | |
| 09 Feb 26 | Away |  Sheffield United |
W | 90’ | 3 | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | 50 | 2 | Y | – | – | – |
| 31 Jan 26 | Home | Norwich |
W | 90’ | 7 | – | – | 12 | 3 | 45 | 2 | Y | – | – | – |
| 24 Jan 26 | Home |  Preston |
W | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 70 | – | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 21 Jan 26 | Away | Stoke |
W | 90’ | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 68 | 1 | Y | – | – | |
| 16 Jan 26 | Away | West Brom |
W | 90’ | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | 77 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 04 Jan 26 | Home |  Southampton |
W | 90’ | 3 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 61 | – | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 01 Jan 26 | Away |  Derby |
L | 90’ | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | 91 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 29 Dec 25 | Home |  Hull |
L | 90’ | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 73 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 26 Dec 25 | Home | Blackburn |
D | 90’ | 3 | – | – | 7 | 2 | 53 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 20 Dec 25 | Away | Bristol City |
L | 90’ | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | 2 | 95 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 13 Dec 25 | Home | QPR |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 73 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 09 Dec 25 | Away | Charlton |
W | 27’ | – | – | – | 1 | – | 18 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 25 Nov 25 | Home | Coventry |
L | 90’ | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 57 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 22 Nov 25 | Away |  Oxford |
D | 90’ | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 79 | 2 | Y | – | – | – |
| 08 Nov 25 | Home | Birmingham |
W | 90’ | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 35 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 04 Nov 25 | Away | Leicester |
D | 90’ | 4 | 2 | – | 10 | 2 | 84 | 1 | Y | 1 | – | – |
| 01 Nov 25 | Away | Watford |
L | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | 77 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 25 Oct 25 | Home | Wrexham |
D | 45’ | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 47 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 22 Oct 25 | Away | Sheffield Wednesday |
W | 11’ | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 17 Oct 25 | Home | Ipswich |
W | 3’ | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 04 Oct 25 | Away | Portsmouth |
L | 69’ | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 66 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 30 Sep 25 | Home | Stoke |
D | 90’ | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 72 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 27 Sep 25 | Away | Southampton |
D | 90’ | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | 2 | 57 | – | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 19 Sep 25 | Home | West Brom |
W | 90’ | 3 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 55 | 1 | Y | – | 1 | – |
| 13 Sep 25 | Away | Preston |
D | 90’ | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | 63 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 30 Aug 25 | Home | Sheffield United |
W | 90’ | 2 | – | – | 8 | 3 | 73 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 23 Aug 25 | Away | Norwich |
W | 90’ | 1 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 58 | 1 | Y | – | – | – |
| 16 Aug 25 | Away | Millwall |
W | 90’ | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 55 | – | Y | – | – | – |
| 09 Aug 25 | Home | Swansea |
W | 90’ | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 61 | – | Y | – | – | – |
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Season by season
Every season on file for L. Ayling, most recent first, as far back as the data goes. For this league the per-match columns (shots, tackles, key passes and so on) cover the last two seasons, and shots and xG go back three; a season further back than that isn’t available.
| Season | 2026/2027 | 2025/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |
| Mins | 774 | 3498 |
| Starts | 9 | 38 |
| Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Assists | 2 | 5 |
| xG | 0.43 | 1.60 |
| xA | 1.04 | 4.03 |
| Shots | 5 | 34 |
| SOT | 1 | 8 |
| Tackles | 15 | 83 |
| Int. | 7 | 37 |
| Duels won | 44 | 227 |
| Blocked | 5 | 0 |
| Key passes | 7 | 26 |
| Fouls | 1 | 22 |
| Fouls drawn | 8 | 55 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 41 |
| Yel | 0 | 4 |
| Red | 0 | 0 |
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