Middlesbrough vs Leicester

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🕒 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Kitchen 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Leicester 21
Referee Stats
26 matches · 1.12 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.12
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 62%
Draws 19%
Away wins 19%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (17-11).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-9-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 34
Avg: 1.17 / 1.48

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.04
1.42
GF
1.17
0.75
GA
1.48
43%
O2.5
57%
48%
BTTS
74%
22%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Leicester rank21st
Middlesbrough points80
Leicester points52
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Leicester: #21 · 52 pts · GD -10
32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Leicester last 5 away

W L D D D
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals3-3
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Leicester score away83%
Leicester clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Leicester score first17%
Leicester win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Leicester 60%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Leicester 36.3'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Leicester score away1.17 vs 1.20
Leicester concede away1.48 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Leicester score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Leicester are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.00
BTTS75%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
16-30 0
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
6
Total Shots
17
11
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
7
4
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
6
6
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
8
5
Fouls
11
9
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
572
393
Passes Accurate
498
317
Passes %
87%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
18'
18' Goal · 0-1
C. Okoli
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Mukasa
43'
43' L. Ayling
45+2'
45+2' Goal · 1-1
R. McGree
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Conway
53'
53' D. Mukasa
62'
62' B. De Cordova-Reid
1st substitution · For: A. Fatawu
62'
62' P. Daka
2nd substitution · For: J. Ayew
66'
66' M. Whittaker
1st substitution · For: D. Strelec
66'
66' A. Browne
2nd substitution · For: J. Sarmiento
76'
76' S. Mavididi
3rd substitution · For: J. Aribo
83'
83' L. Ayling
3rd substitution · For: D. Fry
88'
88' D. Mukasa
4th substitution · For: L. Page

Middlesbrough vs Leicester 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Middlesbrough drew 1-1 with Leicester on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Andrew Kitchen. It was played at Riverside Stadium.

First half: Leicester took the lead at 18' when C. Okoli scored, with the assist credited to D. Mukasa, making the score 0-1. L. Ayling received a yellow card for Middlesbrough at 43'. Middlesbrough leveled the score at 45+2' when R. McGree scored, with the assist credited to T. Conway, making the score 1-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. D. Mukasa received a yellow card for Leicester at 53'. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 62', with B. De Cordova-Reid replacing A. Fatawu. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 62', with P. Daka replacing J. Ayew. Middlesbrough made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Whittaker replacing D. Strelec. Middlesbrough made their 2nd substitution at 66', with A. Browne replacing J. Sarmiento. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 76', with S. Mavididi replacing J. Aribo. Middlesbrough made their 3rd substitution at 83', with L. Ayling replacing D. Fry. Leicester made their 4th substitution at 88', with D. Mukasa replacing L. Page.

Middlesbrough used 3 substitutions while Leicester used 4 substitutions. Middlesbrough got 1 yellow card, while Leicester got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (17-11).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (60%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Leicester Head-to-Head History by Season