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Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Danny Röhl is aiming for a precious away win in the Championship on Thursday afternoon, as he takes his Sheffield Wednesday side to the Riverside Stadium to visit Middlesbrough and Michael Carrick. In this preview you'll find odds from leading bookmakers for seventeen different betting markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall performance can be explored, while there's also head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
48%
--
Draw
26%
--
Sheff Wed
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
M'Boro 1-0
12%
--
M'Boro 2-1
9%
--
M'Boro 2-0
9%
--
Sheff Wed 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Sheff Wed 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
M'Boro 3-1
5%
--
M'Boro 3-0
4%
--
Sheff Wed 2-0
4%
--
M'Boro 3-2
2%
--
Sheff Wed 3-1
2%
--
M'Boro 4-1
2%
--
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
45%
--
M'Boro win to nil
27%
--
Sheff Wed win to nil
15%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. M'Boro have outscored their opponents by 34 goals to 23 goals.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 10 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 15 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Sheff Wed are in 12th position in the Championship on 26 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Sheff Wed have conceded 18 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd2013521742 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
2
Leeds2012532241 
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
Jan 19
3
Burnley2010821738 
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
4
Sunderland2010731437 
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
Mar 1
l
 
4-0A
5
Blackburn191045634 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
l
 
0-1A
Apr 8
6
West Brom207112932 
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2F
Feb 8
7
M'Boro Home20947931 
-
-
Apr 21
Dec 26
8
Watford19946231 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
l
 
2-6A
May 3
9
Swansea20767227 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 12
10
Norwich20686526 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-0F
Mar 12
11
Bristol C20686026 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
Jan 22
d
 
0-00-0
12
Sheff Wed Away20758-626 
Dec 26
Apr 21
-
-
13
Millwall19676325 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
14
Preston204106-622 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
Dec 29
15
Luton206410-1222 
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
16
Coventry20569-421 
l
 
0-3A
May 3
Feb 15
w
 
1-2A
17
Derby20569-421 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
Jan 1
w
 
1-2A
18
Stoke20569-521 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
Dec 21
Apr 18
19
QPR20497-621 
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
20
Oxford Utd19469-1018 
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
Apr 12
Dec 14
21
Portsmouth18387-917 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 18
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
22
Cardiff194510-1317 
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
23
Plymouth194510-2117 
Apr 18
Dec 21
w
 
4-0F
Mar 8
24
Hull203710-1016 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 1
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
M'Boro 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Sheff Wed 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at M'Boro since 1992
M'Boro
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
27
15
Games: Scored
13 / 15
9 / 15
Clean sheets
6 / 15
2 / 15
MID
9
D
3
SHW
3
League games at Sheff Wed since 1993
Sheff Wed
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
22
20
Games: Scored
14 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
1 / 15
MID
7
D
1
SHW
7
Goal Statistics
M'Boro 7th Sheff Wed 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
M'Boro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280357/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
MID
SHW
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
MID
SHW
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

M'Boro v Sheff Wed Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19875
F AzazT ConwayF AzazH Hackney
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Lath FWD2072
2
-
F Azaz MID1967
3
-
S Dieng GLK17
-
L Ayling DEF172
1
-
H Hackney MID1721
4
1
G Edmundson DEF161
5
-
N Borges DEF161
3
-
T Conway FWD168
-
I Jones FWD16
1
-
D Burgzorg FWD162
1
-
A Morris MID15
2
-
B Doak FWD1515
4
-
M Clarke DEF132
-
R McGree MID1315
2
-
M. Hamilton FWD13
-
A Dijksteel DEF1211
1
-
D Barlaser MID1211
-
R Berg DEF8
1
-
J Howson MID7
-
M Forss FWD4
-
D Fry DEF3
-
L Engel DEF3
1
-
A Gilbert FWD2
-
Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20546
J BeadleJ WindassA MusabaD Bernard
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK20
1
-
Y Valery DEF202
4
-
B Bannan MID1931
3
-
P Valentín DEF181
-
M Johnson MID183
1
-
J Windass MID1851
2
-
I Ugbo FWD18
1
-
A Musaba FWD1814
-
M Smith FWD1852
1
-
D Bernard DEF171
5
1
S Charles MID1711
4
-
D Gassama FWD171
-
M Lowe DEF16
-
L Palmer DEF15
3
-
J Lowe FWD1522
2
-
S Ingelsson MID131
2
-
D Iorfa DEF101
2
-
A Famewo DEF81
2
-
O Kobacki FWD8
-
C Paterson FWD71
-
M Ihiekwe DEF4
-
N Chalobah MID2
1
-