Middlesbrough vs Leicester
Ref: A. KitchenRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough and Leicester drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. McGree scored for Middlesbrough; Okoli replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.19 for Middlesbrough versus 0.89 for Leicester. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
18'
⚽
Okoli
Assist: Mukasa
Ayling
Yellow Card
⚽
McGree
Assist: Conway
Second Half
53'
Mukasa
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
62'
⇄
Daka
⇄
Browne
⇄
Whittaker
76'
⇄
Mavididi
⇄
Ayling
88'
⇄
Mukasa
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MiddlesbroughLeicester
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.19VS0.89
Attack4 · 1 won
17
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
6
11
Shots in the box
5
6
Shots outside box
6
6
Shots off goal
1
8
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
574
Total passes
393
499
Accurate passes
317
87%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline1 · 1 won
11
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
7
Blocked shots
4
0.06
Goals prevented
0.06
Middlesbrough
4-4-2
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainD
- 3M. TargettD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 8R. McGreeM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 11M. WhittakerF
- 12L. AylingD
- 16A. BrowneM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 29A. MalandaD
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 6D. FryD
- 13D. StrelecF
- 14A. GilbertF
- 15Finley MunroeD
- 20K. SèneF
- 27S. HansenF
- 32J. WildsmithG
- 44C. IbehF
- 45J. SarmientoM
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 8H. WinksM
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 29D. MukasaM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 7A. FatawuF
- 9J. AyewF
- 12D. RichardsF
- 18J. AriboM
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 56O. AlukoD
- 62K. GrayD
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley McGree | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Callum Brittain | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Hayden Hackney(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Matt Targett | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Browne | M | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adilson Malanda | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Morgan Whittaker | F | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luke Ayling | D | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Finley Munroe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Gilbert | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sontje Hansen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cruz Ibeh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dael Fry | D | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| David Strelec | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Harry Winks | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Asmir Begović | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divine Mukasa | M | 88 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Patson Daka | F | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 76 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dujuan Richards | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevon Gray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olabade Aluko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Louis Page | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Joe Aribo | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |