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Championship | Gameweek 11
Oct 23, 2024 at 8pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Latte Lath (80')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Hamer (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions
Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-2 Bristol City
Saturday, October 19 at 3pm in Championship

Sheffield United

All competitions
Last Game: Leeds 2-0 Sheff Utd
Friday, October 18 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United

 Left wounded by a first defeat of the season last time out, and yet to truly click in attack, Sheffield United face another stern test on Wednesday and could fall short against a Middlesbrough side with more quality than their recent results suggest. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 56.03%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 21.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.85%) and 2-0 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.56%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-2 (5.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Middlesbrough in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Middlesbrough.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawSheffield United
56.03% (0.088000000000001 0.09) 22.48% (-0.087999999999997 -0.09) 21.49% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 55.68% (0.287 0.29)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.43% (0.381 0.38)43.56% (-0.383 -0.38)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.04% (0.372 0.37)65.96% (-0.37599999999999 -0.38)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.61% (0.16199999999999 0.16)15.38% (-0.164 -0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.82% (0.302 0.3)44.18% (-0.307 -0.31)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.8% (0.212 0.21)34.19% (-0.214 -0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.11% (0.226 0.23)70.89% (-0.229 -0.23)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 56.03%
    Sheffield United 21.49%
    Draw 22.47%
MiddlesbroughDrawSheffield United
2-1 @ 9.89% (0.0040000000000013 0)
1-0 @ 9.85% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-0 @ 9.22% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
3-1 @ 6.17% (0.037 0.04)
3-0 @ 5.75% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 3.31% (0.039 0.04)
4-1 @ 2.89% (0.034 0.03)
4-0 @ 2.69% (0.016 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.55% (0.027 0.03)
5-1 @ 1.08% (0.019 0.02)
5-0 @ 1.01% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 56.03%
1-1 @ 10.56% (-0.059999999999999 -0.06)
2-2 @ 5.31% (0.032 0.03)
0-0 @ 5.26% (-0.09 -0.09)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.02 0.02)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 22.47%
1-2 @ 5.67% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 5.65% (-0.062 -0.06)
0-2 @ 3.03% (-0.015 -0.02)
1-3 @ 2.03% (0.013 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.9% (0.023 0.02)
0-3 @ 1.08%
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 21.49%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Sheff Utd

Middlesbrough
52.1%
Draw
22.5%
Sheffield United
25.4%
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318
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