Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough

Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 2

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sat, 23 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Hillsborough 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Sheffield Wednesday 15 · Middlesbrough 5

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

Shots were tight (12-13).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Sheffield Wednesday (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

37 / 31

Avg: 1.61 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28

Avg: 1.42 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

1.35

PPG

1.33

1.61

1.42

1.35

1.17

61%

O2.5

61%

65%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sheffield Wednesday rank15th

Middlesbrough rank5th

Sheffield Wednesday points57

Middlesbrough points76

Sheffield Wednesday: #15 · 57 pts · GD -1

33 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 home

W W L W D

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals13-4

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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D W L D D

Points6/15

Weighted index44

Goals7-7

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.

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Wednesday score at home78%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet at home22%

Middlesbrough score away83%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Wednesday score first0%

Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first0%

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Sheffield Wednesday score at home1.61 vs 1.41

Sheffield Wednesday concede at home1.35 vs 1.14

Middlesbrough score away1.42 vs 1.14

Middlesbrough concede away1.17 vs 1.41

Sheffield Wednesday score 14% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Sheffield Wednesday are 18% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Sheffield Wednesday goal timing (home)

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

Middlesbrough 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

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

341

425

Passes Accurate

236

337

Passes %

69%

79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (75.0%)
BTTS	7 (87.5%)

Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough 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