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

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Championship · 2025-26

Middlesbrough FC

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Sheffield United FC

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 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#5	Position	#13
80	Points	60
46	Played	46
22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
72	Scored	66
47	Conceded	66
+25	GD	+0
1.74	PPG	1.30
48%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

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Full Time. Middlesbrough FC beats Sheffield United FC

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

1.6 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.78 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC59% Draw25% Sheffield United FC16%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

41%

Middlesbrough FC or Sheffield United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC38% Draw49% Sheffield United FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 0

11.5%

0 – 0

11.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

3 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

2.7%

4 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	25%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	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

21% ✓

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