Saturday , 14 November 2026

Leeds United FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Leeds United FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 30 Nov 2019 · 15:00 UTC Elland Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Patrick Bamford 22' Y
Kalvin Phillips 24' Y
Y 27' Paddy McNair
Y 65' Daniel Ayala
Y 75' Jonathan Howson

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Keith Stroud
6 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

6
2
Leeds United FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-30 Leeds United FC 4–0 Middlesbrough FC 2019-02-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Leeds United FC 2018-08-31 Leeds United FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 4–0 W
26 Nov Reading FC A 1–0 W
23 Nov Luton Town FC A 2–1 W
09 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
02 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–0 W
26 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–4 L
27 Nov Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
24 Nov Hull City AFC H 2–2 D
09 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–2 D
02 Nov Derby County FC A 0–2 L
26 Oct Fulham FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Elland Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' Leeds United AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Patrick Bamford on 3.
  • 8' Over 8 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 13' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' With 3 assists to his name this season, Ben White is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 22' Poor challenge from Patrick Bamford. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Kalvin Phillips is booked for Leeds United AFC — Yellow card on 24.
  • 27' Paddy McNair catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leeds United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 47' Kiko Casilla has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' Mateusz Klich has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Ayala, as he is very good at scoring at Elland Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 58' It’s high time Marcelo Bielsa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' Leeds United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
  • 65' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' Helder Costa makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Leeds United AFC are in front.
  • 70' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Lewis Wing trudges off to be replaced by Ben Liddle on 70 minutes.
  • 73' A goal from the Poland international Mateusz Klich! He fires home on 73 to make it 0-4!
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Howson is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 75.
  • 76' Another substitution for Leeds United AFC to replace Helder Costa by Ezgjan Alioski on 76 minute.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Britt Assombalonga is replaced by Tyrone O'Neill.
  • 79' The whistle greets Patrick Bamford as he departs to be replaced by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Leeds United AFC! Gaetano Berardi comes on to replace Kalvin Phillips.
  • 88' It looks surprising Leeds United FC does not make any changes. Stephen Walker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' The whistle greets Ashley Fletcher as he departs to be replaced by Stephen Walker.
  • Leeds United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emmanuel Latte Lath 4
Mateusz Klich 3
Daniel James 3
Crysencio Summerville 3
Patrick Bamford 2
Wilfried Gnonto 2
Joel Piroe 1
Isaiah Jones 1

Head to Head

2019-11-30 Leeds United FC 4–0 Middlesbrough FC 2019-02-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Leeds United FC 2018-08-31 Leeds United FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Leeds United FC Form

2019-11-30 Leeds United FC 4–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-11-26 Reading FC 0–1 Leeds United FC W 2019-11-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Leeds United FC W 2019-11-09 Leeds United FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-11-02 Leeds United FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-10-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-11-30 Leeds United FC 4–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2019-11-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2019-11-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-11-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-10-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Fulham FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.91 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Leeds United FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC63% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC14%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
37%
Leeds United FC or Middlesbrough FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leeds United FC45% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC11%
Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 25% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.