Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday

Middlesbrough

0 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

🕒 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 7 · Sheffield Wednesday 12

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

30 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	40%
Draws	33%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (12-4).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 17

Avg: 1.00 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Wednesday (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

26 / 35

Avg: 1.13 / 1.52

Points

Avg: 1.13

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

1.57

PPG

1.13

1.00

1.13

0.74

1.52

22%

O2.5

57%

30%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank7th

Sheffield Wednesday rank12th

Middlesbrough points73

Sheffield Wednesday points64

Middlesbrough: #7 · 73 pts · GD +8

16 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Wednesday: #12 · 64 pts · GD -2

25 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L L

Points9/15

Weighted index80

Goals4-3

Record3-0-2

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 Wednesday last 5 away

D D L D W

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals7-6

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.522%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 4%

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%

Sheffield Wednesday score away70%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Sheffield Wednesday score first0%

Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.00 vs 1.51

Middlesbrough concede at home0.74 vs 1.15

Sheffield Wednesday score away1.13 vs 1.15

Sheffield Wednesday concede away1.52 vs 1.51

Middlesbrough score 34% below league average, while Sheffield Wednesday score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 36% below league average at home, and Sheffield Wednesday are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

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

Sheffield Wednesday 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

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

484

408

Passes Accurate

403

310

Passes %

83%

76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	9
Draws	3
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (56.3%)
BTTS	10 (62.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

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

2025-2026 Season

22 Apr 2026 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 22 Oct 2025 Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 0 - 1

2024-2025 Season

21 Apr 2025 Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1 26 Dec 2024 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 3

2023-2024 Season

01 Apr 2024 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0 19 Sep 2023 Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1

2020-2021 Season

24 Apr 2021 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 1 29 Dec 2020 Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1

2019-2020 Season

22 Jul 2020 Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 1 - 2 28 Sep 2019 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 4

2018-2019 Season

26 Dec 2018 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 1 19 Oct 2018 Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 1 - 2

2017-2018 Season

30 Jan 2018 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 0 23 Dec 2017 Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 1 - 2

2015-2016 Season

28 Dec 2015 Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 0 29 Aug 2015 Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3