Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday

3 - 3

🕒 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Backhouse 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 10 · Sheffield Wednesday 12

Referee Stats

Anthony Backhouse

16 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	44%
Draws	50%
Away wins	6%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 3-3.
Sheffield Wednesday outshot their opponent (7-15).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 23

Avg: 1.35 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Wednesday (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-9

Goals For / Against

30 / 37

Avg: 1.30 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.39

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

1.70

PPG

1.39

1.35

1.30

1.00

1.61

39%

O2.5

65%

43%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank10th

Sheffield Wednesday rank12th

Middlesbrough points64

Sheffield Wednesday points58

Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +8

36 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Wednesday: #12 · 58 pts · GD -9

42 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals6-4

Record3-1-1

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 Wednesday last 5 away

D L D D W

Points6/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-8

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 2.539%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%

Sheffield Wednesday score away70%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet away22%

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 home1.35 vs 1.43

Middlesbrough concede at home1.00 vs 1.02

Sheffield Wednesday score away1.30 vs 1.02

Sheffield Wednesday concede away1.61 vs 1.43

Middlesbrough score 6% below league average, while Sheffield Wednesday score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 2% below league average at home, and Sheffield Wednesday are 12% above 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

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

531

394

Passes Accurate

465

316

Passes %

88%

80%

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