Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 14, 2022 at 2pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
2 - 2
Sheff Utd

Akpom (14', 82')
McGree (11'), Fry (45+1')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Berge (3'), Giles (68' og.)
Sharp (11'), Norrington-Davies (19'), Fleck (90+1')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

Last Six:

Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley
Wednesday, August 10 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
21	Coventry City	2	-1	1
22	Middlesbrough	2	-1	1
23	Bristol City	3	-2	1

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: West Brom 1-0 Sheff Utd
Thursday, August 11 at 8pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Swansea City	3	-2	4
13	Sheffield United	2	1	3
14	Huddersfield Town	3	0	3

We said: Middlesbrough 1-1 Sheffield United

Sunday's contest is certainly one of the picks of the Championship games this weekend, as two sides hopeful of, at least, earning a top-six finish square off, and we cannot quite pick a winner. Partially down to Wilder's influence at both clubs, the setups are largely similar, and we anticipate then cancelling one another out in a competitive affair and sharing the points. 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 37.53%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 34.06% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.83%) and 0-2 (7.05%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-0 (11.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Sheffield United
34.06% ( -1.1)	28.41% ( -0.11)	37.53% ( 1.21)

Both teams to score 46.47% (

0.23)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.16% (

0.33)

59.83% (

-0.33)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.88% (

0.25)

80.11% (

-0.25)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.06% (

-0.57)

32.94% (

0.56)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.48% (

-0.63)

69.52% (

0.63)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.29% (

0.92)

30.7% (

-0.92)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.04% (

1.08)

66.96% (

-1.08)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 34.06%

Sheffield United 37.53%

Draw 28.41%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 11.23% ( -0.31) 2-1 @ 7.36% ( -0.13) 2-0 @ 6.24% ( -0.28) 3-1 @ 2.73% ( -0.09) 3-0 @ 2.31% ( -0.14) 3-2 @ 1.61% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.58% Total : 34.06%	1-1 @ 13.26% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 10.11% ( -0.12) 2-2 @ 4.35% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.69% Total : 28.41%	0-1 @ 11.94% ( 0.16) 1-2 @ 7.83% ( 0.18) 0-2 @ 7.05% ( 0.27) 1-3 @ 3.08% ( 0.15) 0-3 @ 2.78% ( 0.17) 2-3 @ 1.71% ( 0.06) 1-4 @ 0.91% ( 0.07) Other @ 2.23% Total : 37.53%