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Championship | Gameweek 11
Oct 23, 2024 at 8pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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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
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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
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Sheff Utd
1-0
Middlesbrough
Stearman (61')
Norwood (38'), Fleck (76')

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
15Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
16Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
17Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
18Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
19Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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