Middlesbrough FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Middlesbrough FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
- Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)
27 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–1 L 04 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W 29 Mar Oxford United FC H 2–1 W 15 Mar Luton Town FC A 0–0 D 11 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W 08 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W 05 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–1 D 29 Mar Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D 15 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–2 D 12 Mar Millwall FC H 2–0 W 09 Mar Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Middlesbrough FCMorgan Whittaker 14 G 7 A Tommy Conway 13 G 5 A David Strelec 8 G 2 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Leeds United FC kicks off things out of here…
- 2' Daniel James puts Leeds United FC on the lead.
- 7' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 12' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ilia Gruev suffering a number of foals already.
- 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 22' Jonny Howson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leeds United FC that had 358 games and scored 532 goals.
- 32' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' Leeds United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Delano Burgzorg made 35 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 62' 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.
- 66' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Kelechi Iheanacho departs to be replaced by Morgan Whittaker.
- 68' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Manor Solomon is replaced by Wilfried Gnonto.
- 73' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Daniel James is replaced by Isaac Schmidt.
- 74' Aidan Morris is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
- 75' Leeds United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
- 80' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 80 minute. Delano Burgzorg leaves to be changed by Marcus Forss.
- 85' The travelling Leeds United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' Another substitution for Leeds United FC to replace Brenden Aaronson by Josuha Guilavogui on 90 minute.
- With this win, Leeds United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 32
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Delano Burgzorg ↓ Marcus Forss 80'
- 7
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18
Aidan Morris ↓ Dael Fry 90'
- 20
- 3
- 22
- 29
- 16
Bench
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21
Marcus Forss ↑ 80'
- 28
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6
Dael Fry ↑ 90'
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- 8
- 23
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Morgan Whittaker ↑ 66'
- 49
- 38
Coach Michael CarrickLeeds United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4
- 6
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7
Daniel James ↓ Isaac Schmidt 73'
- 26
- 2
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Junior Firpo ↓ Sam Byram 68'
- 22
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14
Manor Solomon ↓ Wilfried Gnonto 68'
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10
Joel Piroe ↓ Patrick Bamford 73'
- 11
- 44
Bench
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25
Sam Byram ↑ 68'
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9
Patrick Bamford ↑ 73'
- 39
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23
Josuha Guilavogui ↑ 90'
- 17
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Wilfried Gnonto ↑ 68'
- 19
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Isaac Schmidt ↑ 73'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Emmanuel Latte Lath 4 Mateusz Klich 3 Daniel James 3 Crysencio Summerville 3 Patrick Bamford 2 Wilfried Gnonto 2 Lewis Wing 1 Brenden Aaronson 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2025-04-08 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-03-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2025-03-15 Luton Town FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC LLeeds United FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.21 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 Leeds United FC xGI would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Leeds United FC 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Leeds United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.55Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 61%Draw or Leeds United FC 68%Middlesbrough FC or Leeds United FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Leeds United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%0 – 0 9.9%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.4%1 – 2 8.2%2 – 1 7.4%0 – 2 6.8%2 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 5%1 – 3 3.7%0 – 3 3%3 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 20% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.