Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Wed 23 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Riverside Stadium 24,303 HT 45' · FT 45'
Emmanuel Latte Lath 80' 1–0
Y 75' Gustavo Hamer

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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
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 2022-03-08 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
19 Oct Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
05 Oct Watford FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
28 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
21 Sep Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
18 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
05 Oct Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
02 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Portsmouth FC A 0–0 D
21 Sep Derby County FC H 1–0 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Callum O'Hare has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Jamie Shackleton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Sheffield United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' It looks surprising Sheffield United FC does not make any changes. Sam McCallum has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 388 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Sam McCallum has done his job and it is now time for Rhys Norrington-Davies to step up.
  • 66' Middlesbrough FC currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Gustavo Hamer. He receives a card.
  • 77' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Tommy Conway exits the field as Emmanuel Latte Lath enters on 77.
  • 79' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 79 minute. Kieffer Moore leaves to be changed by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 80' Brilliant from the ! Emmanuel Latte Lath makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 80.
  • 85' Tyrese Campbell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 87' The whistle greets Alfie Gilchrist as he departs to be replaced by Andre Brooks.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Ben Doak is replaced by Isaiah Jones on 89 minute.
  • 90' The whistle greets Finn Azaz as he departs to be replaced by Matt Clarke.
  • 1-0 the final result. Sheffield United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chuba Akpom 3
Cameron Archer 3
Sander Berge 2
Martin Braithwaite 1
Stewart Downing 1
Ryan John Giles 1
Aden Flint 1
Richard Stearman 1

Head to Head

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 2022-03-08 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-10-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2024-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Sheffield United FC Form

2024-10-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-18 Leeds United FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2024-10-05 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-10-02 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-09-28 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2024-09-21 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.77 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC55% Draw25% Sheffield United FC20%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
45%
Middlesbrough FC or Sheffield United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC39% Draw45% Sheffield United FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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