Luke Ayling vs Matt Targett: the stats side by side
Every match we track for both players, since the 2015 season. What they played before that does not count. For Luke Ayling, the 2019, 2020, 2021 seasons are missing. For Matt Targett, the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 seasons are missing.
Stats side by side
| Luke Ayling | Matt Targett | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | ||
| 265 | Matches | 123 |
| 244 | Starts | 109 |
| 21,432 | Minutes played | 9,135 |
| 4 | Goals | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 11 |
| 34 | Goals + assists | 17 |
| 0 | Penalties scored | 1 |
| 212 | Key passes | 158 |
| 180 | Successful dribbles | 31 |
| 46 | Yellow cards | 12 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| Per 90 minutes | ||
| 0.02 | Goals | 0.06 |
| 0.13 | Assists | 0.11 |
| 0.14 | Goals + assists | 0.17 |
| 0.63 | Shots | 0.58 |
| 0.13 | Shots on target | 0.25 |
| 0.89 | Key passes | 1.56 |
| 0.76 | Successful dribbles | 0.31 |
| 6.19 | Duels won | 3.98 |
| 1.24 | Tackles | 1.39 |
| 1.28 | Interceptions | 1.45 |
| 1.32 | Fouls drawn | 0.76 |
| Efficiency | ||
| 7.04 | FN rating | 7.03 |
| 5,358 | Minutes per goal | 1,523 |
| 630 | Minutes per goal or assist | 537 |
| 21% | Shots on target (%) | 42% |
| 3% | Shot conversion (%) | 10% |
| - | Penalties scored (%) | 50% |
| 61% | Successful dribbles (%) | 56% |
| 59% | Duels won (%) | 56% |
Luke Ayling and Matt Targett in the same team
Luke Ayling and Matt Targett played 43 matches together: 17 won, 13 drawn and 13 lost. Luke Ayling scored 1 times in them, Matt Targett 3 times.
The last 10 matches together
| Match | Luke AylingG / A | Matt TargettG / A |
|---|---|---|
| Hull City 1-0 Middlesbrough Championship, 23/05/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Southampton 2-1 Middlesbrough Championship, 12/05/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Middlesbrough 0-0 Southampton Championship, 09/05/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Wrexham 2-2 Middlesbrough Championship, 02/05/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 |
| Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford Championship, 25/04/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Championship, 22/04/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Ipswich 2-2 Middlesbrough Championship, 19/04/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Middlesbrough 0-1 Portsmouth Championship, 11/04/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Middlesbrough 1-2 Millwall Championship, 03/04/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Blackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough Championship, 21/03/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
In the same competitions
| Competition | Luke Ayling | Matt Targett | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |
| Championship | 253 | 4 | 29 | 63 | 5 | 6 |
| EFL Carabao Cup | 8 | - | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | - | 1 |
Season by season
| Season | Luke Ayling | Matt Targett | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | |
| 2026 |
|
14 | 0 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |
|
48 | 1 | 5 |
|
46 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 |
|
28 | - | 2 |
|
5 | - | 1 |
| 2023 |
|
35 | 1 | 9 |
|
7 | - | - |
| 2022 |
|
2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 2018 |
|
40 | 2 | 6 |
|
21 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 |
|
28 | - | 1 |
|
20 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 |
|
43 | - | 3 |
|
7 | - | - |
| 2015 |
|
27 | - | 1 |
|
14 | - | 1 |
Luke Ayling vs Matt Targett in numbers
Since the 2015 season Luke Ayling played 265 matches we track, with 4 goals and 30 assists: on average 0.14 goals and assists per 90 minutes. Since the 2015 season Matt Targett played 123 matches we track, with 6 goals and 11 assists: on average 0.17 goals and assists per 90 minutes.
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