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Middlesbrough FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Wed 26 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Adam Clayton 25' Y
Daniel Ayala 41' Y
Paddy McNair 81' Y
Y 83' Liam Palmer
Y 86' Morgan Fox

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Paul Brown

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
2
4
Middlesbrough FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-10-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
22 Dec Reading FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L
27 Nov Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
22 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D
01 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–4 L
27 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#10 Position #30
0 Points 0
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 12 / 32
0 Scored 29
0 Conceded 89
+0 GD -60
– PPG 0.00
– Win % 4%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (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' We are underway at Riverside Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 14' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Lucas Joao by Josh Onomah on 14 minute.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Keiren Westwood, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Adam Reach is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 25' Adam Clayton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 456 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Clayton made 383 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's shape.
  • 41' Daniel Ayala is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Jordan Hugill on, Dael Fry off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Marco Matias has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 66' George Boyd has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Onomah on 66 minute.
  • 68' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Clayton departs to be replaced by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 73' Joey Pelupessy is replacing Sam Hutchinson for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 78' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Howson departs to be replaced by Lewis Wing.
  • 81' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Palmer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Morgan Fox.
  • Sheffield Wednesday FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bullen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Finn Azaz 3
Adam Reach 3
Josh Windass 3
Paddy McNair 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Britt Assombalonga 2
Anthony Musaba 2
Darragh Lenihan 1

Head to Head

2018-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-10-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2018-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-12-22 Reading FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-12-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-12-01 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2018-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-12-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.5 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC26% Draw42% Sheffield Wednesday FC32%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
74%
Middlesbrough FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC13% Draw70% Sheffield Wednesday FC17%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 1
2.7%
0 – 3
1.2%
2 – 2
1.1%
1 – 3
0.8%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 17% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 22% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

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