Sunday , 16 August 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#10 Position #16
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Sheffield United FC are 16th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Middlesbrough FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' Goal! Sander Berge scores his 22 goal in 316 matches.
  • 8' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Anfernee Dijksteel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 11' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. Riley McGree gets a Yellow card.
  • 14' The England Chuba Akpom breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-1!
  • 19' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield United FC. Rhys Norrington-Davies will be fuming at that decision.
  • 24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' Jonathan Howson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
  • 34' Sheffield United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan John Giles made 343 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Wilder will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. Dael Fry will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Billy Sharp departs to be replaced by Rhian Brewster.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Marcus Forss departs to be replaced by Alex Mowatt.
  • 66' Duncan Watmore has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan John Giles makes it 1-2.
  • 73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel is replaced by Duncan Watmore.
  • 81' Sheffield United FC make a change. Iliman Ndiaye trudges off to be replaced by Oliver McBurnie on 81 minutes.
  • 82' A goal from the England international Chuba Akpom! He fires home on 82 to make it 2-2!
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for John Fleck.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Oliver McBurnie 1
Duncan Watmore 1
Emmanuel Latte Lath 1
Paddy McNair 1
Delano Burgzorg 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
1 / 4
0.98 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Middlesbrough FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC39% Draw34% Sheffield United FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
61%
Middlesbrough FC or Sheffield United FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC24% Draw58% Sheffield United FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.7%
1 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.2%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 23% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 18% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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