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Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd

Middlesbrough
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Sheffield Utd
🕒 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Sheffield Utd 13
Referee Stats
Lewis Smith
25 matches · 1.44 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.44
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 20%
Home wins 48%
Draws 24%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-2-12

Goals For / Against

28 / 33
Avg: 1.22 / 1.43

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.26
1.42
GF
1.22
0.75
GA
1.43
43%
O2.5
43%
48%
BTTS
43%
22%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Sheffield Utd rank13th
Middlesbrough points80
Sheffield Utd points60
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sheffield Utd: #13 · 60 pts · GD +0
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

W W L D L
Points7/15
Weighted index64
Goals6-5
Record2-1-2
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 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Sheffield Utd score away65%
Sheffield Utd clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Sheffield Utd score first22%
Sheffield Utd win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Sheffield Utd 50%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Sheffield Utd 38.2'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Sheffield Utd score away1.22 vs 1.20
Sheffield Utd concede away1.43 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 1% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 2% 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)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
0
Total Shots
15
8
Shots off Goal
3
4
Blocked Shots
6
4
Shots Inside Box
10
4
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
5
8
Fouls
5
13
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
464
504
Passes Accurate
390
438
Passes %
84%
87%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (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