Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Sun 14 Aug 2022 · 13:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Riley McGree 11' Y
Y 11' Billy Sharp
Y 19' Rhys Norrington-Davies
Dael Fry 45' Y
Y 90' John Fleck

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

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

6
1
3
Middlesbrough FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield United FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC 2022-03-08 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC 2019-02-13 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-08-07 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug Sheffield United FC H 2–2 D
06 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–3 L
30 Jul West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
07 May Preston North End FC A 1–4 L
30 Apr Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
27 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 2–2 D
06 Aug Millwall FC H 2–0 W
01 Aug Watford FC A 0–1 L
17 May Nottingham Forest FC A 4–4 D
14 May Nottingham Forest FC H 1–2 L
07 May Fulham FC H 4–0 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' Three points are at stake. Middlesbrough FC host Sheffield United FC — let the battle begin!
  • 3' Sander Berge is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 8' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 11' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. Riley McGree will be fuming at that decision.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Chuba Akpom gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Rhys Norrington-Davies catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' The 33-year-old John Egan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 371 games and scored 442 goals.
  • 44' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield United FC's shape.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Dael Fry is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Rhian Brewster gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Billy Sharp and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' Alex Mowatt gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Marcus Forss and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 68' Sensational shot from Ryan John Giles. Sheffield United FC is back in the lead.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. John Fleck made 371 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' Duncan Watmore is replacing Anfernee Dijksteel for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 81' Oliver McBurnie is ready to make an impact after coming on for Iliman Ndiaye at the 81 minute mark.
  • 82' What a moment for Chuba Akpom! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John Fleck.
  • The points are shared — Middlesbrough FC 2-2 Sheffield United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chuba Akpom 3
Cameron Archer 3
Sander Berge 2
Paddy McNair 1
Delano Burgzorg 1
Folarin Balogun 1
Anel Ahmedhodzic 1
Jack Robinson 1

Head to Head

2022-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC 2022-03-08 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC 2019-02-13 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-08-07 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Sheffield United FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2022-08-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-07-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2022-08-06 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Millwall FC W 2022-08-01 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2022-05-17 Nottingham Forest FC 4–4 Sheffield United FC D 2022-05-14 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-05-07 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Fulham FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.07 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC50% Draw24% Sheffield United FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
50%
Middlesbrough FC or Sheffield United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC39% Draw40% Sheffield United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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