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

Wed 12th Feb, 20:00 BST, Bramall Lane, Sheffield

It's an away trip for Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough side on Wednesday night, as they make their way to the Bramall Lane for a Championship meeting with Chris Wilder's Sheffield United. For every Championship preview, KickOff dives into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside the best odds.


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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
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Sheff Utd
39%
--
Draw
24%
--
M'Boro
37%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
--
M'Boro 2-1
8%
--
Sheff Utd 1-0
8%
--
M'Boro 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
6%
--
M'Boro 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
4%
--
M'Boro 3-1
4%
--
Sheff Utd 3-2
3%
--
M'Boro 3-2
3%
--
Sheff Utd 3-0
3%
--
M'Boro 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
60%
--
BTTS - No
40%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
56%
--
Away DNB
54%
--
Sheff Utd win to nil
18%
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M'Boro win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below in the table, having won 19, drawn 6 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 17 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 49 goals to 41 goals.

Home League Performance

Sheff Utd have played 14 games at home winning 10, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

M'Boro are in 7th position in the Championship on 44 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 25 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 3. M'Boro have conceded 9 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3018934163 
Feb 24
l
 
2-0A
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
2
Sheff Utd Home3019652061 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
3
Burnley30151322758 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
4
Sunderland30161041958 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
5
Blackburn3013611545 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
6
West Brom30101461244 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
7
M'Boro Away30128101044 
Feb 12
l
 
1-0A
-
-
8
Norwich3011910742 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
9
Bristol C3010128342 
Mar 12
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
10
Sheff Wed3011910-342 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
11
Coventry3011811341 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-3A
May 3
12
Watford3012513-241 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
13
Millwall30101010340 
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
14
QPR3091110-638 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
15
Preston308139-537 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
16
Oxford Utd3091011-1037 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
17
Swansea309714-1034 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
18
Stoke3071112-932 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
Feb 25
19
Cardiff3071013-1831 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
20
Portsmouth307914-1630 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
21
Hull307815-929 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
22
Derby307617-927 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
23
Luton307617-1927 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
24
Plymouth3051015-3425 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd0 - 3Hull
Sheff Utd2 - 0Norwich
Sheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
Sheff Utd0 - 2Burnley
Sheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Sheff Utd3 - 0Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd2 - 0Luton
Sheff Utd1 - 0Swansea
Sheff Utd1 - 0Derby
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Sheff Utd2 - 2QPR
Sheff Utd0 - 3Spurs
Sheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
Sheff Utd1 - 4Burnley
Sheff Utd2 - 2Chelsea
Sheff Utd3 - 3Fulham
Sheff Utd0 - 6Arsenal
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Utd1 - 0Derby
HSheff Utd0 - 3Hull
ASheff Utd2 - 1Swansea
HSheff Utd2 - 0Norwich
ASheff Utd2 - 1Watford
ASheff Utd1 - 2Sunderland
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
HSheff Utd0 - 2Burnley
ASheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
HSheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
ASheff Utd1 - 0Millwall
ASheff Utd2 - 2West Brom
HSheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
HSheff Utd3 - 0Oxford Utd
ASheff Utd2 - 2Coventry
HSheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
ASheff Utd2 - 1Bristol C
ASheff Utd2 - 0Blackburn
HSheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
ASheff Utd0 - 1M'Boro
M'Boro 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth2 - 1M'Boro
Hull0 - 1M'Boro
Plymouth3 - 3M'Boro
Leeds3 - 1M'Boro
Burnley1 - 1M'Boro
Oxford Utd2 - 6M'Boro
QPR1 - 4M'Boro
Norwich3 - 3M'Boro
Watford2 - 1M'Boro
West Brom0 - 1M'Boro
Sunderland1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff1 - 4M'Boro
Ipswich1 - 1M'Boro
Hull2 - 2M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 1M'Boro
QPR0 - 2M'Boro
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro2 - 3Sunderland
AM'Boro1 - 2Preston
HM'Boro2 - 0West Brom
AM'Boro1 - 2Portsmouth
HM'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
AM'Boro1 - 0Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
AM'Boro3 - 3Plymouth
HM'Boro1 - 0Millwall
AM'Boro1 - 3Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
AM'Boro6 - 2Oxford Utd
HM'Boro5 - 1Luton
AM'Boro4 - 1QPR
HM'Boro0 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro3 - 3Norwich
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sheff Utd since 1993
Sheff Utd
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
10 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
0 / 10
SHU
7
D
1
MID
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
1 - 3M'Boro
Sheff Utd4 - 1
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 1
1 - 2M'Boro
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 0
League games at M'Boro since 1992
M'Boro
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
17
6
Games: Scored
10 / 11
4 / 11
Clean sheets
7 / 11
1 / 11
SHU
1
D
3
MID
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
M'Boro1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro3 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
M'Boro3 - 1
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Middlesbrough have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Sheffield United on Wednesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Sheff Utd 2nd M'Boro 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Sheff Utd have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+26
M'Boro have scored 26% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.5
1.5
Attack rating
%
better
SHU
MID
view stats
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
SHU
MID
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%

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

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
306511
C O'HareG HamerC O'HareG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID3025
2
-
M Cooper GLK28
2
-
A Gilchrist DEF282
6
-
H Burrows DEF2751
2
-
G Hamer MID2765
11
-
S. Peck MID26
6
-
R Brewster FWD2421
1
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID2342
1
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF221
6
1
S McCallum DEF221
-
V Souza MID22
7
-
K Moore FWD205
1
-
J Robinson DEF19
4
-
A Brooks MID1922
3
-
T Campbell FWD1861
1
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF14
1
-
F Seriki DEF13
1
-
J Shackleton DEF12
-
O Arblaster MID1221
3
-
T Davies MID1011
4
-
R One FWD101
2
-
B Díaz FWD31
-
A Davies GLK2
-
T Cannon FWD21
-
H Clarke DEF1
-
H Choudhury MID1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291199
F AzazE LathF AzazG Edmundson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Azaz MID2989
3
-
E Lath FWD29113
3
-
H Hackney MID2752
4
1
D Burgzorg FWD2642
2
-
N Borges DEF253
3
-
B Doak FWD2437
8
-
L Ayling DEF222
2
-
G Edmundson DEF211
9
-
T Conway FWD208
-
D Barlaser MID1911
2
-
A Morris MID191
3
-
A Dijksteel DEF1811
2
-
S Dieng GLK17
-
R Berg DEF17
3
2
R McGree MID1615
2
-
D Fry DEF12
1
-
L Engel DEF9
1
-
J Howson MID91
-
M Forss FWD8
-
T Glover GLK7
-
S Brynn GLK6
-
R Giles DEF2
-
M Travers GLK1
-
S Junior FWD1
-
M Whittaker FWD1
-