Sheffield United FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Sheffield United FC

4 – 1

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Middlesbrough FC

Tue 8 Mar 2022 · 19:45 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Jonathan Howson

Billy Sharp 49' Y

Y 49' Lee Peltier

Morgan Gibbs-White 50' Y

Conor Hourihane 57' Y

Y 84' Matty Crooks

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield United FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

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

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

2022-03-08 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC 2019-02-13 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-08-07 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	4–1	W
04 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–1	D
26 Feb	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
23 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
19 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	4–0	W
15 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	1–4	L
05 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Barnsley FC	A	2–3	L
22 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
19 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
12 Feb	Derby County FC	H	4–1	W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sheffield United FC and Middlesbrough FC has kicked off!
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 371 games and scored 442 goals.
10' John Egan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' A goal from the Norway international Sander Berge! He fires home on 23 to make it 1-0!
25' Brilliant from the forward! Billy Sharp makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 25.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
38' Conor Hourihane is ready to make an impact after coming on for John Fleck at the 38 minute mark.
41' A moment of madness from Jonathan Howson on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield United FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
49' Sheffield United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
50' Morgan Gibbs-White was booked on 50.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' Conor Hourihane picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' Jack Robinson makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Sheffield United FC are in front.
60' Duncan Watmore is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marc Bola at the 60 minute mark.
62' What a strike from Folarin Balogun! The score is 3-1.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dael Fry, as he is very good at scoring at Bramall Lane with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
75' Josh Coburn is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lee Peltier at the 75 minute mark.
79' Morgan Gibbs-White adds to his 1 season tally! Sheffield United FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
84' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
85' Sheffield United FC make a change. Billy Sharp trudges off to be replaced by Oliver McBurnie on 85 minutes.
86' A change in the Sheffield United FC ranks — Ben Osborn exits the field as Kyron Gordon enters on 86.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sheffield United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-03-08 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-03-04 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-02-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2022-02-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-02-19 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC W 2022-02-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-03-08 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-03-05 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-02-26 Barnsley FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-02-22 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-02-19 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-02-12 Middlesbrough FC 4–1 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.78 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC46% Draw25% Middlesbrough FC29%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

54%

Sheffield United FC or Middlesbrough FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC33% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC25%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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