Middlesbrough FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 30 Aug 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith

5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2025-02-12 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-10-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2022-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
23 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W
16 Aug	Millwall FC	A	3–0	W
09 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
03 May	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–0	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
23 Aug	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
16 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
09 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	1–4	L
24 May	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
12 May	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Sheffield United FC
#3	Position	#18
15	Points	9
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
16	Scored	9
12	Conceded	11
+4	GD	-2
1.88	PPG	1.13
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Middlesbrough FC have kicked off against Sheffield United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Middlesbrough FC take all three points.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chuba Akpom	3
Cameron Archer	3
Sander Berge	2
Aden Flint	1
Martin Braithwaite	1
Stewart Downing	1
Ryan John Giles	1
Aden Flint	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-08-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2025-08-23 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-08-16 Millwall FC 0–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-08-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2025-08-23 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2025-08-16 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2025-08-09 Sheffield United FC 1–4 Bristol City FC L 2025-05-24 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2025-05-12 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.69 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.8 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 60% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC60% Draw24% Sheffield United FC16%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

40%

Middlesbrough FC or Sheffield United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC39% Draw47% Sheffield United FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12%

2 – 0

11.6%

0 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

6.4%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

2.7%

0 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	25%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.