Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd

Middlesbrough

1 - 0

Sheffield Utd

🕒 Sat, 12 Aug 2017 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 5 · Sheffield Utd 10

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

32 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	47%
Draws	16%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (15-7).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 18

Avg: 1.38 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-11

Goals For / Against

29 / 35

Avg: 1.26 / 1.52

Points

Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.88

PPG

1.22

1.38

1.26

0.75

1.52

39%

O2.5

61%

30%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th

Sheffield Utd rank10th

Middlesbrough points76

Sheffield Utd points69

Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22

14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Utd: #10 · 69 pts · GD +7

21 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

W L L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index40

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%

Sheffield Utd score away65%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Sheffield Utd score first0%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Sheffield Utd 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.38 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.14

Sheffield Utd score away1.26 vs 1.14

Sheffield Utd concede away1.52 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough score 3% below league average, while Sheffield Utd score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

458

468

Passes Accurate

363

362

Passes %

79%

77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	12
Home Wins	7
Draws	1
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (58.3%)
BTTS	6 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	5
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (16.7%)

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

09 Feb 2026 Sheffield Utd vs Middlesbrough 1 - 2 30 Aug 2025 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

12 Feb 2025 Sheffield Utd vs Middlesbrough 3 - 1 23 Oct 2024 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0

2022-2023 Season

15 Feb 2023 Sheffield Utd vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3 14 Aug 2022 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 2

2021-2022 Season

08 Mar 2022 Sheffield Utd vs Middlesbrough 4 - 1 28 Sep 2021 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 0

2018-2019 Season

13 Feb 2019 Sheffield Utd vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0 07 Aug 2018 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 0

2017-2018 Season

10 Apr 2018 Sheffield Utd vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1 12 Aug 2017 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0