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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
Draw
Sheffield United
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 UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd38257653282580
3Burnley382115252114178
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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