Middlesbrough vs Sunderland match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 30 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Ref S. Martin

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Middlesbrough lost to Sunderland 2–3 in the Championship on 3 February 2025. Expected goals finished 1.32–2.05. Middlesbrough had 53% of the ball.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland match statistics

MiddlesbroughSunderland

53% Ball possession 47%
1.32 Expected goals (xG) 2.05
12 Total shots 12
4 Shots on target 9
4 Shots off target 1
4 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 9
1 Corners 5
11 Fouls 15
0 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 3
479 Passes 420
82% Pass accuracy 82%
7 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

11' Goal D. Burgzorg (assist H. Hackney) Middlesbrough
21' Yellow card A. Morris Middlesbrough
33' Goal D. Neil Sunderland
45' Yellow card L. O'Nien Sunderland
51' Goal W. Isidor (assist E. Le Fée) Sunderland
59' Goal H. Hackney (assist A. Morris) Middlesbrough
64' Yellow card J. Bellingham Sunderland
78' Yellow card D. Burgzorg Middlesbrough
87' Own goal R. Giles Sunderland
90+5' Yellow card I. Poveda Sunderland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 M. Carrick

32 M. Travers

28 R. Giles 25 George Edmundson 3 R. van den Berg 12 L. Ayling

7 H. Hackney 18 A. Morris

10 D. Burgzorg 20 F. Azaz 11 M. Whittaker

21 M. Forss

Bench S. Iling-Junior , T. Conway , S. Finch , L. Woolston , Neto Borges , D. Barlaser , D. Fry , Tom Glover , Law McCabe

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. Le Bris

1 A. Patterson

3 D. Cirkin 13 L. O'Nien 26 C. Mepham 32 T. Hume

7 J. Bellingham 4 D. Neil

28 E. Le Fée 11 C. Rigg 10 P. Roberts

18 W. Isidor

Bench Salis Abdul Samed , Eliezer Mayenda , I. Poveda , Harrison Jones , D. Ballard , M. AleksiÄ‡ , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , S. Moore , T. Ogunsuyi

Form guide

Middlesbrough at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sunderland away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
21 Sep 24	Sunderland v Middlesbrough	1–0
4 Feb 24	Middlesbrough v Sunderland	1–1
7 Oct 23	Sunderland v Middlesbrough	0–4

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Middlesbrough vs Sunderland head-to-head record