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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#13	Position	#5
60	Points	80
46	Played	46
18 / 6 / 22	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
66	Scored	72
66	Conceded	47
+0	GD	+25
1.30	PPG	1.74
39%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sheffield United FC to score. At the same time, Middlesbrough FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sheffield United FC.

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

1.45 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC31% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC43%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

69%

Sheffield United FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC25% Draw43% Middlesbrough FC32%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.6%

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%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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