Boro v Lincoln City

EFL Championship

MiddlesbroughBoroMID

1-0-0, 3 PTS

Lincoln CityLincoln CityLCN

0-0-1, 0 PTS

Will Lankshear - 62', 90'+1'

Adam Reach - 12'

Match Timeline & Momentum

MID

KOHTFT

LCN

Off Target

1 of 33

L. Ayling

MID • Center Right Defender

0.01

0.00

xGOT

33 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Goal Zone

Blocked

2 of 33

R. Towler

LCN • Center Left Defender

0.15

0.00

xGOT

7 m

Distance

Set Piece

Situation

Header

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Blocked

3 of 33

F. Draper

LCN • Center Right Forward

0.06

0.00

xGOT

9 m

Distance

Set Piece

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Right

Goal Zone

Blocked

4 of 33

A. Reach

LCN • Left Back

0.00

xGOT

27 m

Distance

Set Piece

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Low Left

Goal Zone

Goal

5 of 33

A. Reach

LCN • Left Back

12'

0.10

0.40

xGOT

17 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Low Right

Goal Zone

Blocked

6 of 33

L. Castledine

MID • Attacking Midfielder Left

16'

0.04

0.00

xGOT

27 m

Distance

Free Kick

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Right

Goal Zone

Off Target

7 of 33

A. Kante

MID • Center Right Midfielder

17'

0.02

0.00

xGOT

26 m

Distance

From Corner

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Goal Zone

Saved

8 of 33

A. Malanda

MID • Center Left Defender

21'

0.03

0.01

xGOT

14 m

Distance

Set Piece

Situation

Header

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Blocked

9 of 33

D. Jefferies

LCN • Center Right Midfielder

23'

0.02

0.00

xGOT

20 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Low Left

Goal Zone

Off Target

10 of 33

D. Jefferies

LCN • Center Right Midfielder

30'

0.14

0.00

xGOT

8 m

Distance

Throw-in Set Piece

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Goal Zone

Off Target

11 of 33

L. Ayling

MID • Center Right Defender

34'

0.12

0.00

xGOT

7 m

Distance

Throw-in Set Piece

Situation

Header

Shot Type

Goal Zone

Off Target

12 of 33

B. House

LCN • Center Left Forward

37'

0.02

0.00

xGOT

15 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Header

Shot Type

Goal Zone

Blocked

13 of 33

D. Jefferies

LCN • Center Right Midfielder

38'

0.02

0.00

xGOT

25 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Saved

14 of 33

K. Joseph

MID • Center Left Forward

45'+1'

0.19

0.30

xGOT

9 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Low Left

Goal Zone

Off Target

15 of 33

F. Draper

LCN • Center Right Forward

45'+3'

0.02

0.00

xGOT

32 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Close Left

Goal Zone

Saved

16 of 33

W. Lankshear

MID • Center Right Forward

48'

0.03

0.13

xGOT

19 m

Distance

Fast Break

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

High Left

Goal Zone

Off Target

17 of 33

W. Lankshear

MID • Center Right Forward

49'

0.10

0.00

xGOT

8 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Header

Shot Type

Goal Zone

Off Target

18 of 33

M. Whittaker

MID • Attacking Midfielder Right

51'

0.03

0.00

xGOT

32 m

Distance

Free Kick

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Close High

Goal Zone

Off Target

19 of 33

T. Hamer

LCN • Center Right Defender

52'

0.07

0.00

xGOT

9 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Header

Shot Type

Close Left and High

Goal Zone

Blocked

20 of 33

N. Borges

MID • Left Back

53'

0.02

0.00

xGOT

29 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Blocked

21 of 33

L. Castledine

MID • Attacking Midfielder Left

62'

0.05

0.00

xGOT

16 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Goal

22 of 33

W. Lankshear

MID • Center Right Forward

62'

0.64

0.63

xGOT

5 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Saved

23 of 33

M. Whittaker

MID • Attacking Midfielder Right

68'

0.01

0.04

xGOT

30 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Low Left

Goal Zone

Blocked

24 of 33

M. Peart-Harris

MID • Substitute

70'

0.08

0.00

xGOT

11 m

Distance

From Corner

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Right

Goal Zone

Saved

25 of 33

J. Sarmiento

MID • Substitute

73'

0.02

0.05

xGOT

25 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Left

Goal Zone

Blocked

26 of 33

S. Berhalter

MID • Center Left Midfielder

75'

0.03

0.00

xGOT

26 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Off Target

27 of 33

M. Whittaker

MID • Attacking Midfielder Right

75'

0.15

0.00

xGOT

8 m

Distance

Throw-in Set Piece

Situation

Header

Shot Type

Goal Zone

Blocked

28 of 33

S. Berhalter

MID • Center Left Midfielder

85'

0.04

0.00

xGOT

24 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Blocked

29 of 33

S. Berhalter

MID • Center Left Midfielder

85'

0.02

0.00

xGOT

23 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Off Target

30 of 33

Shot out of view

W. Lankshear

MID • Center Right Forward

87'

0.07

xGOT

9 m

Distance

From Corner

Situation

Header

Shot Type

Goal Zone

Blocked

31 of 33

W. Lankshear

MID • Center Right Forward

87'

0.15

0.00

xGOT

7 m

Distance

From Corner

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Low Centre

Goal Zone

Off Target

32 of 33

M. Peart-Harris

MID • Substitute

87'

0.14

0.00

xGOT

8 m

Distance

From Corner

Situation

Left Foot

Shot Type

Close High

Goal Zone

Goal

33 of 33

W. Lankshear

MID • Center Right Forward

90'+1'

0.30

0.67

xGOT

4 m

Distance

Regular Play

Situation

Right Foot

Shot Type

Low Right

Goal Zone

Team Stats

MID

LCN

76%

Possession

24%

7 (30%)

Shots on Goal

2 (20%)

Big Chances Created

Corners Won

557 (88%)

Accurate Passes

105 (57%)

630

Passes

184

Duels Won

Saves

Fouls Committed

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Millwall	1	1	0	0	+2	3
Swansea City	1	1	0	0	+1	3
West Bromwich Albion	1	1	0	0	+1	3
Bolton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	+1	3
Charlton Athletic	1	1	0	0	+1	3
Middlesbrough	1	1	0	0	+1	3
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Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	1	0	0	1
Birmingham City	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burnley	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cardiff City	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sheffield United	0	0	0	0	0	0
Watford	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wrexham	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derby County	1	0	0	1	-1	0
Lincoln City	1	0	0	1	-1	0
Preston North End	1	0	0	1	-1	0
Norwich City	1	0	0	1	-1	0
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Bristol City	1	0	0	1	-2	0
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Boro v Lincoln City

Match Timeline & MomentumMomentumThis graph shows how much pressure a team applied during the match. Taller columns indicate stronger attacking periods, based on things like possession, shots, goals, big chances, and other key stats.

Team Stats

Match Timeline & Momentum