Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby
Key events
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Derby- P. Agyemang
- M. Targett
- M. Whittaker
MiddlesbroughFT 2–1
Venue
Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough · England
- Address
- Dockside Road
- Surface
- grass
- Capacity
- 34988
Match
James Linington, England
Round 18
- Referee
- James Linington, England
- Round
- 18
- Date
Competition
League · England
- Country
- England (GB-ENG)
- Season
- 2025
- Dates
- 2025-08-08 → 2026-05-23
Match statistics
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Visual snapshot of possession, chance quality, and shooting.
Possession
74%74%26%26%
Expected goals (xG)
1.5362%0.9238%
Total shots
2178%622%
Shots on target
480%120%
Team form & competition
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- #5 Position
- 80 Points
- 22-14-10 W-D-L
- 72/47 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 5-1 / 0-4
- Worst defeats
- 2-4 / 3-0
- #8 Position
- 69 Points
- 20-9-17 W-D-L
- 67/59 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 3-1 / 0-5
- Worst defeats
- 3-5 / 4-2
Head to head
View all8Middlesbroughwins
4Drawsmatches
3Derbywins
Recorded meetings: 15 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
- Highest scoring
- Derby 3–1 Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough most goals
- Derby 1–2 Middlesbrough
- Derby most goals
- Middlesbrough 0–3 Derby
Match headlines
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Middlesbrough created the clearer chances on xG (1.53 vs 0.92, Δ 0.61). Middlesbrough fired more attempts (21 vs 6 shots). Middlesbrough held more of the ball (74% possession).
Middlesbrough outperformed their xG by 0.5 goals (2 scored vs 1.53 xG).