Middlesbrough v Peterborough result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 2–0 Peterborough

Championship · Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:00 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Peterborough

Middlesbrough 2–0 Peterborough — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Peterborough: Bromley v Peterborough, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 2–0 Peterborough · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: J. Busby
Head-to-head (last 1): Middlesbrough 1 · draws 0 · Peterborough 0 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 2W 0D 3L · Peterborough 1W 1D 3L

Middlesbrough 2–0 Peterborough (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1

Goals

against 1 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 3

Corners

against 4.67 / 6.5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 2.67

Shots on target

against 3.17 / 6.5 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

3 / 1

Cards

against 2.17 / 0.5 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.1 yellows

Referee · J. Busby

1.8 home / 2.3 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 October 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 October 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Peterborough for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.17 for · 10 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	8.17 for · 15.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.67 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.17 for · 10.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.83 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 0.5 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: J. Busby — 4.1 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches (1.8 to the home side, 2.3 to the away side).

Home 1.8Away 2.3

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
U. Ikpeazu n 8	42	3.2 6/4	3.5 6/4	—
M. Payero n 8	43.5	2.6 6/2	1.8 3/2	—
J. Lea Siliki n 8	48.9	2.3 4/3	0.7 2/1	—
J. Coburn n 6	21	2.1 3/0	2.1 2/1	—
I. Jones n 8	57.4	2 5/4	3.7 7/6	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
U. Ikpeazu n 8	42	3.5 6/3	2.7 6/2
A. Šporar n 8	64.9	1.9 7/4	0.9 5/0
M. Tavernier n 8	90	1.5 6/4	0.9 5/2
J. Coburn n 6	21	1.4 2/0	0.7 1/0
M. Payero n 8	43.5	1.3 4/1	0.8 2/1

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
U. Ikpeazu n 8	42	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0
J. Coburn n 6	21	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
M. Payero n 8	43.5	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
A. Šporar n 8	64.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
O. Hernández n 8	34.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Tavernier n 8	90	3 7/7
J. Howson n 8	82.5	2.7 8/6
S. Bamba n 8	45.8	2.5 4/2
Sam Morsy n 8	75.6	2.4 7/3
I. Jones n 8	57.4	2.4 7/4

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Lumley n 8	90	2.5 5/5

Peterborough

Peterborough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Conor Coventry n 8	47.6	2.4 6/3	0.2 1/0	—
K. Poku n 8	55.1	2 5/2	2.2 6/4	—
N. Thompson n 8	90	1.9 6/5	2.5 7/5	—
J. Taylor n 8	48.6	1.6 5/2	0.5 2/0	—
O. Norburn n 8	80.8	1.5 7/3	1 5/1	—

Peterborough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Kanu n 8	31.5	1.8 4/1	1.1 3/0
J. Randall n 8	52.1	1.7 4/2	0.9 2/1
H. Burrows n 8	67.6	1.5 5/2	0.7 3/1
J. Marriott n 8	45.4	1.5 4/1	1 2/1
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	80	1.3 8/1	0.6 4/0

Peterborough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Kanu n 8	31.5	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	80	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
H. Burrows n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. Szmodics n 8	50.9	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
J. Grant n 8	63.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Peterborough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Thompson n 8	90	3.4 6/5
O. Norburn n 8	80.8	3.1 8/7
K. Poku n 8	55.1	2.2 6/4
H. Burrows n 8	67.6	1.8 4/3
D. Butler n 8	89.5	1.6 7/2

Peterborough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Cornell n 8	90	3.4 8/5
C. Pym n 8	89.1	3.3 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Peterborough
41%	Possession	59%
17	Shots	6
5	Shots on target	0
9	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	3
11	Shots inside the box	3
4	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	2
319	Passes	471
76%	Pass accuracy	82%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lumley	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
J. Howson	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.3
S. Bamba	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.3
P. McNair	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	8
M. Tavernier	90	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	6.6
M. Crooks	90	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	8
M. Payero	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	Y	7.3
O. Hernández	90	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	6.6
D. Watmore	88	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Šporar	83	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	6.7
U. Ikpeazu	74	0	0	2	0	2	1	Y	7.2
I. Jones sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Coburn sub	13	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
J. Lea Siliki sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Peterborough player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David Cornell	90	0	0	0	Y	6.5
J. Knight	90	0	1	2	0	7.3
R. Edwards	90	0	0	1	Y	6.7
M. Beevers	90	1	0	1	0	6.2
D. Butler	90	0	1	5	0	6.6
O. Norburn	90	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Taylor	90	1	2	2	Y	6.7
S. Szmodics	90	0	1	0	Y	6.3
N. Thompson	89	0	0	5	0	6.6
J. Grant	77	1	0	1	0	6.6
S. Dembélé	74	0	0	2	0	5.9
J. Ward sub	16	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Burrows sub	13	0	1	0	0	6
I. Kanu sub	1	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Peterborough — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

PeterboroughLWLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Middlesbrough 1 · 0 draws · Peterborough 0 · 5 goals/game

2019-01-05 Middlesbrough 5–0 Peterborough

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#7 pos70 pts46 pl+9 GD

Peterborough#22 pos37 pts46 pl-44 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.28

Peterborough scored0.93

Middlesbrough conceded1.09

Peterborough conceded1.89

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Peterborough?: In their last 1 meetings, Middlesbrough won 1, Peterborough won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Peterborough?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 2W 0D 3L; Peterborough 1W 1D 3L.

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