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

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Championship · 2025-26

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Mon 9 Feb 2026 · 20:01 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

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

Sheffield United FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-09 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
03 Feb	Oxford United FC	H	3–1	W
31 Jan	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
24 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	H	3–1	W
21 Jan	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
17 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	2–1	W
31 Jan	Norwich City FC	H	1–0	W
24 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	4–0	W
21 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
16 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–2	W
10 Jan	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Middlesbrough FC
#18	Position	#3
9	Points	15
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 1
9	Scored	16
11	Conceded	12
-2	GD	+4
1.13	PPG	1.88
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sheffield United FC and Middlesbrough FC.
Sheffield United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Middlesbrough FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-02-09 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-02-03 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Oxford United FC W 2026-01-31 Millwall FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2026-01-24 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-01-21 Southampton FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-01-17 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-02-09 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-01-21 Stoke City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-10 Fulham FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.47 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC30% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC44%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

70%

Sheffield United FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC25% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC33%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.1%

1 – 0

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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