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Middlesbrough 2-2 Millwall: result and stats, Championship

ChampionshipMatchday 6
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Match info
Riverside StadiumRobert MadleyCapacity 34,988
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Anes Mravac
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David Livermore

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Player of the match
Amario Cozier-Duberry headshot
Amario Cozier-Duberry
Midfielder · Middlesbrough
8.3
This match
Shooting8.6Finishing10.0Creativity10.0Passing8.9Involvement5.0Defending9.1Physical5.5Dribbling10.0
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots4
Shots on target3
Shot accuracy75%
Dribbles won2
Build-up
Passes44
Key passes3
Pass accuracy89%
Defending
Duels won3 · 43%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Cozier-Dub…8.3Morris7.9Arfsten7.3Taylor7.3Dykes7.6Sturge7.7
Player
Max CrocombeMax CrocombeG521,45-0,559/288/28
Radek VitekRadek VitekG221,47-0,5317/201/4
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Possession & Passing

80%Possession20%
647Total passes162
93%Pass accuracy63%
14Corners1

Attack

22Shots11
7On target4
5Off target6
10Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

11Shots in box11
11Shots out box0
1.8xG1.5
-1.0Goals prevented-1.0

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves5
4Offsides3
3Fouls12
1Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,59xG1,13
11Shots7
2On target3
0Big chances2
24Touches in box8
82%Possession18%
7Corners1
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Second half

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1,20xG0,33
11Shots4
5On target1
2Big chances1
22Touches in box7
78%Possession22%
7Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough
1.79221780%
72% open play28% set piece
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1.4611520%
12% open play88% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

33 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,51,01,52,00'15'30'45'60'75'90'Taïryk Arconte 11'Lyndon Dykes 36'Amario Cozier-Duberry 50'Will Lankshear 61'Middlesbrou…1,79 xGMillwall1,46 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough1,79 xG · 2 scoredMillwall crestMillwall1,46 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Middlesbrough44
Open play 33Set piece 6Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 2
Millwall21
Open play 10Set piece 6Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 3

Momentum

16 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Taïryk Arconte 11'Lyndon Dykes 36'Amario Cozier-Duberry 50'Will Lankshear 61'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Middlesbrou…Millwall
Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough83% pressureMillwall crestMillwall17% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-2
0%Draw 100%0%
1.79xG1.46
22Shots11
17On target5
Momentum
Will Lankshear portrait90' Off target Will Lankshear 0.03 xG

Shot map

22 v 11

Middlesbrough shoot right, Millwall left. Bigger dot = better chance.

MIDMILgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

22 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Riley McGree, 4', off targetMark Sykes, 6', off targetLyndon Dykes, 10', off targetDerek Mazou-Sacko, 36', off targetCaleb Taylor, 36', off targetJeremy Sarmiento, 63', off targetAmario Cozier-Duberry, 65', off targetAidan Morris, 68', off targetCamiel Neghli, 73', off targetZak Sturge, 82', off targetWill Lankshear, 90', off target
MiddlesbroughMillwallgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

MiddlesbroughDefensive line 36%
26Conway30Vítek23Lankshear111Ayling43Berhalter97Phillips87Brittain142Morris61Borges78Cozier-Du…73McGree
MillwallDefensive line 24%
24Osei-Tutu19Arconte44Neghli29Dykes31Metcalfe39Mazou-Sac…33Taylor31Cooper38Sykes44Sturge47Crocombe

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

MiddlesbroughUntil 45'
304101221186917

Most-connected pair: Borges and Phillips, 29 passes between them.

MillwallUntil 56'
14173567134915210

Most-connected pair: Metcalfe and Sykes, 5 passes between them.

Tactical battle

79control21
83%Field tiltField tilt 17%26Box entriesBox entries 517Passes into boxPasses into box 7
Amario Cozier-Duberry
Amario Cozier-Duberry
14 touches in box
Press13.4 · 17.9Territory83% · 17%Direct1.99 · 4.84Progress77 · 20Dribble5 · 3Creation44 · 21Threat1.72 · 0.55Recover3 · 4
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In possession

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83,0%Field tilt17,0%
17Passes into box7
38Progressive passes13
30Carries into final third5
15Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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13,44Press intensity (PPDA)17,91
5High turnovers2
3Regains within 5s4
11,0sBall recovery time36,7s
5Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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216Carries49
2763mCarry distance616m
39Progressive carries7
1629mProgressive carry distance378m
11Carries into the box0

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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5Take-ons won3
14Take-ons attempted7
683mProgressive pass distance303m
1Through balls0
14Switches of play0

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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1,72Expected threat (xT)0,55
2,64Action value (VAEP)2,61
44Shot-creating actions21
4Goal-creating actions3
1,38Expected assisted goals1,34

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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5,5Passes per attack2,0
19,4sAttack duration8,3s
1,99 m/sAttack directness4,84 m/s
11Build-up attacks0
19Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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45Touches in box16
61Final third entries37
3Big chances3
0,97xG on target1,82
2Big chances missed2
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Passing

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10/41 (24%)Crosses5/8 (63%)
21/40 (53%)Long balls21/59 (36%)
12Throw-ins11
12Free kicks3
8Goal kicks14
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Duels

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43Total57
20/45 (44%)Ground25/45 (56%)
9/22 (41%)Aerial13/22 (59%)
5/14 (36%)Dribbles3/5 (60%)
10Dispossessed3
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Defending

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42Recoveries36
4Interceptions9
5Tackles19
80%Tackles won63%
8Clearances42
1Big chances scored1
0Big saves1
4Fouled in final third1
7,31Average rating7,22

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Middlesbrough crestShare of their matchesMillwall crest

They score

100%1+ goal88%
63%2+ goals63%
25%3+ goals25%
13%4+ goals13%

They concede

88%1+ goal63%
50%2+ goals63%
13%3+ goals38%

Heaviest results

Middlesbrough crestbest 3-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Millwall crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 1-5 (A)

Match summary

Middlesbrough and Millwall drew 2-2 at Riverside Stadium in the Championship. Millwall led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Cozier-Duberry (50'), W. Lankshear (61') for Middlesbrough; T. Arconte (11'), L. Dykes (36') for Millwall. In their last 6 meetings, Middlesbrough have won 3, Millwall 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 47%
MID47%
X36%
MIL17%

→ Double chance: Middlesbrough or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

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62%Form38%
53%Attack47%
61%Defence39%
73%Goal model (Poisson)27%
60%Head-to-head40%
67%Goals33%
63%Overall37%
Last 5 matches
Scored 10, conceded 7
Last 5 matches
Scored 9, conceded 11

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