Championship · Semi-finals · May 9

Middlesbrough - Southampton

Middlesbrough and Southampton drew 0-0 in Championship (Semi-finals).

🏟 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 👤 Referee: F. Hallam
Key events
55' 🟨 C. LarinYellow card Southampton
59' 🟨 F. DownesYellow card Southampton
Quick stats
%64 Possession %36
2.23 Expected goals (xG) 0.60
1.79 Pre-match xG 1.64
21 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 0
10 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside box 4
7 Shots outside box 2
0 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
HT 0 - 0
55'
🟨C. LarinYellow card
59'
🟨F. DownesYellow card
60'
🔁C. Larin ↔ R. StewartSubstitution
R. McGree ↔ A. BrowneSubstitution🔁
68'
69'
🔁T. Fellows ↔ K. MatsukiSubstitution
69'
🔁F. Downes ↔ S. CharlesSubstitution
M. Whittaker ↔ J. SarmientoSubstitution🔁
79'
D. Strelec ↔ L. CastledineSubstitution🔁
79'
86'
🔁L. Scienza ↔ S. EdozieSubstitution
FT 0 - 0
Match statsMiddlesbrough · Southampton
Key stats
%64 Possession %36
2.23 Expected goals (xG) 0.60
1.79 Pre-match xG 1.64
Shots
21 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 0
10 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside box 4
7 Shots outside box 2
0 Saves 4
Attacking
122 Attacks 80
78 Dangerous attacks 29
Passing
567 Total passes 323
483 Accurate passes 254
%85 Pass accuracy %79
Set pieces & discipline
11 Corners 1
2 Offsides 4
6 Fouls 12
12 Free kicks 7
19 Throw-ins 26
4 Goal kicks 16
Cards
0 Yellow cards 2
0 1st-half cards 0
0 2nd-half cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
9 1st-half corners 0
2 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD5 meetings · 2023–2026
Middlesbrough 2
Sep 23who was on topMay 12
Southampton 1
2 Middlesbrough 2 draw 1 Southampton
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.8goals / match
9–5total goals
1/0clean sheets
4-0Middlesbrough best win · Jan 4
2-1Southampton best win · May 12
%100 Over 1.5 5/5
%60 Over 2.5 3/5
%20 Over 3.5 1/5
%80 BTTS 4/5
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Middlesbrough at home2 matches
2W 0D 0L 6:1
Southampton at home3 matches
1W 2D 0L 4:3
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Middlesbrough2W 2D 1L Southampton2W 2D 1L
1.60 1.60 Points per game
10 10 Goals scored
6 8 Goals conceded
1.89 1.46 xG average
1.35 1.68 xGA average
%20 %0 Clean sheets
%60 %100 BTTS
%60 %100 Over 2.5
7.0 6.4 Corners
1.6 1.2 Cards
Middlesbrough2W 5D 3L Southampton7W 2D 1L
1.10 2.30 Points per game
14 24 Goals scored
12 11 Goals conceded
2.24 1.60 xG average
1.10 1.49 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %80 BTTS
%50 %90 Over 2.5
9.3 5.9 Corners
1.5 1.2 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
5Middlesbroughin the table80pts
46matches 22-14-10W-D-L 72:47goals +25diff
LLDDW
4Southamptonin the table80pts
46matches 22-14-10W-D-L 82:56goals +26diff
WDWDD
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 12 Southampton 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship
Jan 4 Middlesbrough 4-0 Southampton Championship
Sep 27 Southampton 1-1 Middlesbrough Championship
Mar 29 Southampton 1-1 Middlesbrough Championship
Sep 23 Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton Championship
xG difference & finishing
Middlesbrough0 gol · 2.23 xG -2.23
Southampton0 gol · 0.60 xG -0.60
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Middlesbrough dominated the ball64% possession
Middlesbrough took more shots21 - 6
Southampton committed more fouls12 - 6
THE REFEREE33 matches on record
Farai Hallam
Strictness38 TEMPO44
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 23.5 -1.5
Fouls 1819.5 -1.5
Goals 02.9 -2.9
Corners 129.4 +2.6
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 0.01.5 -1.5
Shots 21.015.3 +5.7
On target 5.04.7 +0.3
Possession %64%60 +4.0
Corners 11.06.4 +4.6
Cards 0.01.3 -1.3
Conceded 0.01.0 -1.0
this matchseason average · 47 matches
Goals 0.01.8 -1.8
Shots 6.013.5 -7.5
On target 0.05.0 -5.0
Possession %36%57 -20.8
Corners 1.05.5 -4.5
Cards 2.01.2 +0.8
Conceded 0.01.2 -1.2
this matchseason average · 46 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Matt Targett 8.30
Starting XI
3 Matt Targett M · 85' 8.30
On target1/2Key pass4Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/2Passes63 · %57
12 Luke Ayling D · 85' 7.60
Dribbles3/4Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won10/14Fouls won4Fouls1Passes80 · %65
9 Tommy Conway F · 85' 7.50
On target2/3Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Passes37 · %33
11 Morgan Whittaker F · 79' 7.50
On target1/2Key pass3Duels won2/3Fouls won1Passes29 · %25
18 Aidan Morris M · 85' 7.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won6/10Fouls won3Fouls1Passes84 · %78
6 Dael Fry D · 85' · K 7.30
Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won6/9Passes57 · %50
2 Callum Brittain M · 85' 7.30
Key pass2Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won5/5Passes43 · %33
29 Adilson Malanda D · 85' 7.20
Duels won4/7Fouls won2Passes77 · %71
8 Riley McGree M · 68' 6.90
Key pass3Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won4/6Fouls1Offside1Passes27 · %18
31 Solomon Brynn G · 85' 6.70
Passes12 · %7
13 David Strelec F · 79' 6.20
Key pass2Dribbles1/1Duels won3/7Fouls1Passes14 · %7
Substitutes
16 Alan Browne M · 17' 6.30
Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes3 · %3
23 Leo Castledine M · 6'
Offside1Passes2 · %1
45 Jeremy Sarmiento M · 6'
Fouls1Passes1 · %1
Unused: Samuel SilveraAlexander GilbertSontje HansenCruz IbehJoe WildsmithHarley Hunt
Starting XI
41 Daniel Peretz G · 85' 8.20
Saves3Duels won1/1Passes34 · %20
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis D · 85' · K 8.20
Key pass1Interceptions1Blocks3Duels won3/5Passes48 · %38
14 James Bree D · 85' 8.00
Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks2Duels won1/3Passes28 · %25
15 Nathan Wood D · 85' 6.90
Interceptions3Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes32 · %27
3 Ryan Manning D · 85' 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions5Blocks1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Passes25 · %18
4 Flynn Downes M · 69' 6.70
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/3Fouls2Passes20 · %18
10 Finn Azaz M · 85' 6.70
Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won5/9Fouls won1Fouls2Passes19 · %13
13 Leo Scienza M · 85' 6.60
Dribbles1/4Tackles2Duels won6/12Fouls won2Offside1Passes19 · %13
20 Caspar Jander M · 85' 6.30
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won2/11Fouls3Passes33 · %29
18 Tom Fellows M · 69' 6.20
Key pass1Fouls1Offside1Passes8 · %6
9 Cyle Larin F · 60' 6.00
Blocks1Duels won1/10Fouls2Offside1Passes5 · %3
Substitutes
11 Ross Stewart F · 25' 6.70
Key pass1Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes7 · %5
27 Kuryu Matsuki M · 16' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes3 · %2
24 Shea Charles M · 16' 6.50
Fouls1Passes9 · %8
Unused: George LongWelingtonJoshua QuarshieSamuel EdozieCameron BraggCameron Archer
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%72) ✗
Middlesbrough %72 Draw %10 Southampton %18
2.26Middlesbrough xPuan
0.64Southampton xPuan
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Form
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