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Championship | Gameweek 11
Oct 23, 2024 at 8pm UK
Riverside Stadium
Sheffield United logo

Middlesbrough
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

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

Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-2 Bristol City
Saturday, October 19 at 3pm in Championship
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%
71
Head to Head
Feb 15, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 32
Sheff Utd
1-3
Middlesbrough
Akpom (25'), Archer (48', 74')
Aug 14, 2022 2pm
Gameweek 3
Middlesbrough
2-2
Sheff Utd
Akpom (14', 82')
McGree (11'), Fry (45+1')
Berge (3'), Giles (68' og.)
Sharp (11'), Norrington-Davies (19'), Fleck (90+1')
Mar 8, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 26
Sheff Utd
4-1
Middlesbrough
Berge (23'), Sharp (25'), Robinson (59'), Gibbs-White (79')
Sharp (49'), Gibbs-White (50'), Hourihane (57')
Balogun (62')
Howson (41'), Peltier (49'), Crooks (84')
Sep 28, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 10
Middlesbrough
2-0
Sheff Utd
Watmore (9'), McNair (37')
Peltier (13'), Crooks (65'), Sporar (70'), Bamba (73')

Stevens (10'), Fleck (66')
Feb 13, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 32
Sheff Utd
1-0
Middlesbrough
Stearman (61')
Norwood (38'), Fleck (76')

Shotton (35'), Ayala (57')
Ayala (64')
rhs 2.0
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds28178353193459
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd28186440182258
3Burnley28151123692756
4Sunderland28159440221854
5Middlesbrough28128846341244
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn28126103126542
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2891453324941
8Watford28125113939041
9Bristol City2891183533238
10Queens Park RangersQPR2891183235-338
11Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds28108104045-538
12Norwich CityNorwich2899104341236
13Coventry CityCoventry2898113737035
14Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2898113343-1035
15Swansea CitySwansea2897123135-434
16Preston North EndPreston2871383035-534
17Millwall27710102626031
18Portsmouth2778123546-1129
19Stoke CityStoke28610122636-1028
20Cardiff CityCardiff28610123143-1228
21Derby CountyDerby2876153138-727
22Hull City2868142738-1126
23Luton TownLuton2875162947-1826
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2849152560-3521


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