Championship·
Regular Season - 29·01/24/2026·07:30
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
WWLWL
4-0
Finished
HT3-0
Preston
Preston
LLLWW
📍 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Season statsChampionship
Middlesbrough28matchesPreston28matches

Every panel below reflects each team's matches in Championship.

Coverage varies by leaguetop-tier competitions have richer per-match data; lower divisions and smaller leagues track fewer metrics, so some panels may be sparse or missing entirely.
Pre-match snapshotevery value reflects each team's state going into kick-off — frozen before the match starts, not updated live.

Overall

Overallteam-strength snapshot
57%
Overall

Composite team strength — average of LTQ and Hype.

37%
1505
ELO

Chess-style strength rating going into kick-off.

1435
57%
LTQ

Long-term quality across all competitions.

50%
58%
Hype

Short-term fixture buzz / excitement signal.

23%
3.09
Momentum

Recent goal-scoring trend (weighted goals signal).

2.04

Match Outcome

Match Outcomeresults breakdown
2828
1.86
Points per Game

Average points per match across the sampled games (max 3).

1.54
54%
Win Rate

Share of sampled matches won.

39%
25%
Draw Rate

Share of sampled matches that ended level.

36%
21%
Loss Rate

Share of sampled matches lost (lower is better).

25%
25%
Clean Sheet27%

Share of matches with no goals conceded.

29%
25%
Failed to Score

Share of matches where the team didn't score (lower is better).

21%

Goal Scoring

Goal Scoringattacking output
2828
1.50
Avg Goals Scored

Goals scored per match across the sampled games.

1.29
75%
Scored > 0.577%

Share of matches where the team scored at least once.

79%
71%
Over 1.573%

Share of matches with total goals > 1.5.

75%
54%
Over 2.548%

Share of matches with total goals > 2.5.

43%
21%
Over 3.518%

Share of matches with total goals > 3.5 — high-scoring affairs.

14%
57%
BTTS57%

Share of matches where both teams scored.

57%
36%
BTTS & Win

Share of matches won while both teams scored — strong attack with a defensive lapse.

18%
18%
Scored Both Halves25%

Share of matches with a goal in both the 1st and 2nd half.

32%

Defensive Solidity

Defensive Soliditygoals & shots conceded
2828
1.04
Avg Goals Conceded

Goals conceded per match (lower is better).

1.04
10.50
Avg Shots Conceded

Total shots faced per match — defensive pressure (> 17.5/match is heavy siege).

13.54
3.18
Avg SoT Conceded

Shots on target faced per match — quality of chances given up (> 5.5 is severe).

3.79
2.14
Avg Saves

Goalkeeper saves per match (> 4.5 means the keeper is doing heavy lifting).

2.86
67%
Save %71%

Share of opponent shots on target stopped by the keeper.

75%
25%
Clean Sheet27%

Share of matches with no goals conceded.

29%

xG Trends

xG TrendsEWMA-smoothed performance
2828
1.29
EWMAxG For

Smoothed expected goals created per match — top attacks hit > 2.5/match, mid-table sits around 1.4.

1.04
1.18
EWMAxG Against

Smoothed expected goals conceded per match — elite defenses < 1.0, struggling sides > 2.0.

1.34
0.10
EWMAxG Diff

Net xG: attack minus defense. ±1 is dominant/poor; ±2 is title-contender or crisis-level.

-0.30
0.24
EWMAFinishing Edge

Goals scored minus xG. +0.3 is clinical, −0.3 is wasteful; ±1 is statistical outlier.

0.09
0.08
EWMAxG per Shot

Average chance quality per attempt — 0.10 is mid, 0.15+ means the team only shoots from dangerous spots.

0.09

Shots Quality

Shots Qualityvolume & accuracy
2828
14.43
Avg Shots

Total shots per match — pure attacking volume (> 16.5/match is elite).

11.50
4.25
Avg Shots on Target

Shots on target per match — strikes the keeper had to handle (> 5.5/match is heavy).

3.79
8.68
Avg Shots in Box

Shots taken from inside the penalty area — proximity to goal (> 8.5/match means consistent box presence).

7.32
60%
Box Shot %62%

Share of shots taken from inside the box — chance-selection quality. Mid sits ~60%, elite > 75%.

64%
29%
On-Target %31%

Share of shots that hit the target — striking accuracy. Mid ~33%, elite > 40%.

33%
10%
Shot Conversion11%

Goals per shot taken — clinical efficiency. ~10% is league average, > 15% is elite finishing.

11%

Possession & Passing

Possession & Passingball control
2828
57%
Avg Possession

Share of match time with the ball. > 55% is dominant, < 40% is reactive.

46%
84%
Pass Accuracy

Share of passes completed — distribution quality. Mid sits ~80%, elite > 88%.

73%
490.93
Avg Passes

Total passes attempted per match — distribution volume. Top sides > 550, bottom sides < 400.

348.39
0.17
EWMAPossession Trend

Smoothed possession differential — team minus opponent. ±0.1 is normal, ±0.2 is strong dominance.

-0.03

HT / FT Patterns

HT / FT Patternshalf-time vs full-time outcomes
2828
32%9/28
Leading at HT34%

Share of matches the team led at halftime — fast-start signal.

36%10/28
29%8/28
Level at HT

Share of matches level at halftime — balanced or low-tempo openings.

32%9/28
39%11/28
Trailing at HT

Share of matches the team trailed at halftime — slow starts (lower is better).

32%9/28
61%17/28
HT/FT Same Outcome64%

Share of matches where the W/D/L state at halftime matched the full-time result — game-state stability.

68%19/28
100%9/9
Led at HT → Won90%

Of matches led at HT, share converted into a full-time win — closing strength.

80%8/10
55%6/11
Trailed at HT → Recovered49%

Of matches trailing at HT, share rescued to a draw or win — comeback resilience.

44%4/9

Goal Timing

Goal Timingwhen goals happen
events 28/2828/282828
5%
0-15'13%

Hot starts — share of the team's goals scored in the opening 15 minutes.

22%
8%
16-30'11%

Early control — share scored between the 16th and 30th minute.

14%
25%
31-45'18%

Pre-HT push — share scored in the run-up to halftime.

11%
23%
46-60'18%

Restart wave — share scored in the first 15 minutes after HT.

14%
15%
61-75'13%

Game-state shift — share scored between minutes 61 and 75.

11%
25%
76-90+'27%

Late-game finishers — share scored from the 76th minute onwards (incl. stoppage time).

30%

First-Goal Edge

First-Goal Edgewho strikes first
events 28/2828/282828
42%11/26
Scored First50%

Share of matches where the team opened the scoring — fast-start signal.

58%15/26
58%15/26
Conceded First

Share of matches where the team conceded the opening goal (lower is better).

42%11/26
100%11/11
Win when Scoring First80%

Of matches the team scored first, share converted into a win — closing strength after the opener.

60%9/15
27%4/15
Win when Conceding First22%

Of matches conceding first, share rescued into a win — comeback strength.

18%2/11
35'
Avg Min. 1st Goal Scored

Average minute of the team's first goal — earlier means faster starters.

26'
28'
Avg Min. 1st Goal Conceded

Average minute of the first goal conceded — later is better (defense holds longer).

38'

Late-Game Strength

Late-Game Strengthafter the 75th minute
events 28/2828/282828
32%9/28
Scored after 75'36%

Share of matches with a late goal scored by the team — late finishers signal.

39%11/28
21%6/28
Conceded after 75'

Share of matches the team conceded a late goal — late-game vulnerability (lower is better).

18%5/28
100%12/12
Lead Saved after 75'90%

Of matches leading at 75', share closed out for a win — closing strength.

80%8/10
0%0/12
Lead Lost after 75'

Of matches leading at 75', share dropped to a draw or loss — late-game collapse risk.

20%2/10
0%0/28
Any Goal in Stoppage Time

Share of matches with any goal in stoppage time (90+) — late-drama frequency.

0%0/28

Set Pieces

Set Piecespenalty / own-goal share
events 28/2828/282828
98%39/40
Open-Play Share95%

Of the team's scored goals, share from open play — non-set-piece scoring quality.

92%34/37
0%0/40
Penalty Share

Of the team's scored goals, share from penalty kicks — penalty dependency.

3%1/37
3%1/40
Opp Own-Goal Bonus

Of the team's scored goals, share that were opponent own-goals — pressure / fortune.

5%2/37
3%1/31
Penalty Conceded Share

Of conceded goals, share from opponent penalties — defensive discipline (lower is better).

0%0/28
10%3/31
Own-Goal Cost

Of conceded goals, share that were the team's own goals — pressure-induced errors (lower is better).

4%1/28

Corners

Cornersset-piece pressure
2828
6.18
Avg Corners For

Average corners won per match — attacking territorial pressure (> 5.5 is heavy).

4.32
4.29
Avg Corners Against

Average corners conceded per match — territorial pressure faced (lower is better).

5.93
59%
Corner Share51%

Share of total corners in the team's matches that went to the team — territorial dominance ratio.

42%
2.25
EWMACorners Diff

Smoothed corner differential per match — long-term territorial advantage (±2 is strong).

-1.45
68%19/28
Match Corners > 8.568%

Share of matches with total corners > 8.5 (Over 8.5 line) — high-tempo encounter signal.

68%19/28
50%14/28
Match Corners > 9.554%

Share of matches with total corners > 9.5 (Over 9.5 line).

57%16/28
43%12/28
Match Corners > 10.539%

Share of matches with total corners > 10.5 (Over 10.5 line) — corner-heavy clashes only.

36%10/28

Cards & Discipline

Cards & Disciplineyellows, reds & fouls
events 28/2828/282828
1.50
Avg Yellow Cards

Yellow cards picked up per match — discipline signal (lower is better).

2.07
4%1/28
Red Card Match Rate

Share of matches with at least one red card to the team — sending-off risk.

7%2/28
9.29
Avg Fouls

Fouls committed per match — aggression / tactical-foul tendency (lower is calmer).

10.11
70%14/20
Match Cards > 3.568%

Share of matches with total card points (both teams, yellow=1 / red=2, 2Y→R counted as 2) > 3.5 — Over 3.5 line.

65%13/20
20/2820/28
45%9/20
Match Cards > 4.550%

Share of matches with total card points > 4.5 — Over 4.5 line.

55%11/20
20/2820/28
64%
Cards in 2nd Half

Share of card events that occur after halftime — late-discipline tendency.

71%

Venue Edge

Venue EdgeMiddlesbrough at home · Preston on the road
1313
2.08
PPG at Venue

Points per match at the venue — home team at home, away team away.

1.54
62%8/13
Win Rate50%

Share of sampled matches won.

38%5/13
15%2/13
Loss Rate

Share of sampled matches lost (lower is better).

23%3/13
1.54
Avg Goals Scored

Goals scored per match across the sampled games.

1.31
0.85
Avg Goals Conceded

Goals conceded per match (lower is better).

1.00
38%5/13
Clean Sheet35%

Share of matches with no goals conceded.

31%4/13
54%7/13
BTTS58%

Share of matches where both teams scored.

62%8/13
54%7/13
Over 2.546%

Share of venue matches with total goals > 2.5.

38%5/13
1.32
EWMAAttack xG (EWMA)

Smoothed xG created at venue — long-term attacking strength in this fixture's venue context.

1.00
1.16
EWMADefense xG (EWMA)

Smoothed xG conceded at venue — defensive strength in this fixture's venue context (lower is better).

1.43