Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd

Middlesbrough

2 - 0

Sheffield Utd

🕒 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 7 · Sheffield Utd 5

Referee Stats

James Linington

27 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	70%
Draws	11%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-13).
Sheffield Utd controlled possession (65%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-2-7

Goals For / Against

34 / 21

Avg: 1.48 / 0.91

Points

Avg: 1.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-7-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 31

Avg: 1.13 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.42

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

1.91

PPG

1.42

1.48

1.13

0.91

1.29

39%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank7th

Sheffield Utd rank5th

Middlesbrough points70

Sheffield Utd points75

Middlesbrough: #7 · 70 pts · GD +9

18 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Utd: #5 · 75 pts · GD +18

13 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals5-5

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-7

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%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.539%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home83%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%

Sheffield Utd score away61%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet away30%

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 home1.48 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough concede at home0.91 vs 1.09

Sheffield Utd score away1.13 vs 1.09

Sheffield Utd concede away1.29 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough score 4% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 17% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 9% below 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

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

278

521

Passes Accurate

174

417

Passes %

63%

80%

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