Sheffield United FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Sheffield United FC

1 – 3

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Middlesbrough FC

Wed 15 Feb 2023 · 20:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 14' Tommy Smith

Y 57' Jonathan Howson

Anel Ahmedhodzic 63' Y

Oliver McBurnie 74' Y

Oliver McBurnie 77' Y

Jayden Bogle 86' Y

Y 90' Matty Crooks

Overview

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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

2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2022-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–3	L
11 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	3–0	W
07 Feb	Wrexham AFC	H	3–1	W
04 Feb	Rotherham United FC	A	0–0	D
29 Jan	Wrexham AFC	A	3–3	D
20 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	1–0	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
11 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	3–1	W
04 Feb	Blackpool FC	H	3–0	W
28 Jan	Watford FC	H	2–0	W
22 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	0–2	L
14 Jan	Millwall FC	H	1–0	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sheffield United FC launch into their encounter with Middlesbrough FC.
5' Oliver McBurnie puts Sheffield United FC on the lead.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tommy Smith.
19' Darragh Lenihan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' GOAL! Chuba Akpom fires home to make it 1-1!
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 370 games and scored 441 goals.
35' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' Aaron Ramsey, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
48' What a moment for Cameron Archer! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
53' Zack Steffen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
57' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 57.
62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Carrick will be considering his options from the bench.
63' Poor challenge from Anel Ahmedhodzic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
67' Daniel Jebbison is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anel Ahmedhodzic at the 67 minute mark.
72' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' Cameron Archer with the second goal in the match!
74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oliver McBurnie.
75' Cameron Archer makes a hat-trick on 75.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oliver McBurnie.
78' Sheffield United FC make a change. Oliver Norwood trudges off to be replaced by Ben Osborn on 78 minutes.
82' Matty Crooks is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cameron Archer at the 82 minute mark.
83' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Marcus Forss by Aaron Ramsey on 83 minute.
86' A moment of madness from Jayden Bogle on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield United FC will be frustrated.
90' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Riley McGree departs to be replaced by Alex Mowatt.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matty Crooks on 90 minutes.
The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Iliman Ndiaye
9
Oliver McBurnie
19
Jack Robinson
15
Anel Ahmedhodzic ↓ Daniel Jebbison 67'
20
Jayden Bogle
16
Oliver Norwood ↓ Ben Osborn 78'
12
John Egan
13
Max Lowe
8
Sander Berge
18
Wesley Foderingham
28
James McAtee

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chuba Akpom	3
Cameron Archer	3
Sander Berge	2
Jack Robinson	1
Ben Brereton	1
Martin Braithwaite	1
Billy Sharp	1
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-11 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W 2023-02-07 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC W 2023-02-04 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2023-01-29 Wrexham AFC 3–3 Sheffield United FC D 2023-01-20 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2023-01-22 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-01-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.51 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.79 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC33% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC41%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

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	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

67%

Sheffield United FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC25% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

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%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	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

23% ✓

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