Middlesbrough FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Mon 1 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael Ihiekwe og 41' 1–0

Isaiah Jones 73' 2–0

Sam Greenwood 24' Y

Y 33' Will Vaulks

Y 40' James Beadle

Y 40' Akin Famewo

Y 80' Dominic Iorfa

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Riverside.

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-01 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-04-24 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-07-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
29 Mar	Southampton FC	A	1–1	D
16 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
06 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	3–1	W

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
29 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
16 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–6	L
08 Mar	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
05 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–0	W
02 Mar	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Middlesbrough FC welcome Sheffield Wednesday FC for this crunch clash at Riverside.
5' Middlesbrough FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
10' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's 3-4-3 shape.
15' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' Sam Greenwood was booked on 24.
29' England international Daniel Barlaser has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
33' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a card in front of him.
38' Bailey Cadamarteri is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for James Beadle.
41' The deadlock is broken! Michael Ihiekwe gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
46' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Bailey Cadamarteri is withdrawn and Djeidi Gassama gets his opportunity.
51' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
61' The crowd applauds Bambo Diaby as he leaves the pitch. Ian Poveda steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
62' Pol Valentin Sancho makes way for Dominic Iorfa at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
67' Sheffield Wednesday 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.
72' Jonny Howson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
73' The deadlock is broken! Isaiah Jones gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
75' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Luke Thomas is replaced by Lukas Engel on 75 minute.
77' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Will Vaulks is replaced by Jeff Hendrick on 77 minute.
80' That is a card for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Dominic Iorfa will be fuming at that decision.
83' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Anfernee Dijksteel on, Isaiah Jones off on 83 minutes.
84' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Emmanuel Latte Lath trudges off to be replaced by Sam Silvera on 84 minutes.
88' Alex Gilbert gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Finn Azaz and will look to change the dynamic.
Middlesbrough FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Matt Clarke
12
Luke Ayling
28
Lewis O'Brien
4
Daniel Barlaser
1
Seny Dieng
9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↓ Sam Silvera 84'
11
Isaiah Jones ↓ Anfernee Dijksteel 83'
33
Luke Thomas ↓ Lukas Engel 75'
20
Finn Azaz ↓ Alex Gilbert 88'
29
Sam Greenwood
16
Jonny Howson

Bench

15
Anfernee Dijksteel ↑ 83'
23
Tom Glover
18
Sam Silvera ↑ 84'
27
Lukas Engel ↑ 75'
47
Pharrell Willis
14
Alex Gilbert ↑ 88'
49
Law McCabe
59
Luke Woolston

Coach Michael Carrick

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

10
Barry Bannan
18
Marvin Johnson
4
Will Vaulks ↓ Jeff Hendrick 77'
12
Ike Ugbo ↓ Michael Smith 77'
20
Michael Ihiekwe
23
Akin Famewo
5
Bambo Diaby ↓ Ian Poveda 61'
14
Pol Valentin Sancho ↓ Dominic Iorfa 62'
45
Anthony Musaba
26
James Beadle
42
Bailey Cadamarteri ↓ Djeidi Gassama 46'

Bench

22
Jeff Hendrick ↑ 77'
33
Reece James
2
Liam Palmer
1
Cameron Dawson
6
Dominic Iorfa ↑ 62'
27
Ashley Fletcher
24
Michael Smith ↑ 77'
41
Djeidi Gassama ↑ 46'
36
Ian Poveda ↑ 61'

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Reach	3
Josh Windass	3
Finn Azaz	3
Britt Assombalonga	2
Anthony Musaba	2
Paddy McNair	2
Duncan Watmore	2
Morgan Whittaker	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-04-01 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-03-29 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-03-06 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-04-01 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-03-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2024-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-03-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2024-03-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-03-02 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.72 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC60% Draw24% Sheffield Wednesday FC16%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

40%

Middlesbrough FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC40% Draw47% Sheffield Wednesday FC13%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.1%

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

2.8%

0 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	25%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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