Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Middlesbrough FC

Tue 29 Dec 2020 · 19:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Y 42' George Saville

Y 43' George Saville

Barry Bannan 45' Y

Y 45' Sam Morsy

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Drysdale
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee James Wilson
Referee Rob Merchant

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 Wednesday FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-07-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2019-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-10-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
19 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–2	L
12 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	1–2	L
08 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–2	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
19 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	4–1	W
16 Dec	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W
12 Dec	Millwall FC	H	3–0	W
09 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	0–3	L
05 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC		Middlesbrough FC
#24	Position	#5
0	Points	80
46	Played	46
2 / 12 / 32	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
29	Scored	72
89	Conceded	47
-60	GD	+25
0.00	PPG	1.74
4%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sheffield Wednesday FC host Middlesbrough FC — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Marc Bola is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
20' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' What a strike from Callum Paterson! The score is 1-0.
35' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Liam Shaw has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
42' George Saville has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
43' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' Barry Bannan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
49' Duncan Watmore has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
59' 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.
64' Marcus Tavernier is replacing Lewis Wing for the Middlesbrough FC side.
65' The whistle greets Britt Assombalonga as he departs to be replaced by Chuba Akpom.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
71' Callum Paterson makes way for Izzy Brown at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
76' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' Marcus Browne is replacing Marvin Johnson for the Middlesbrough FC side.
83' Matthew Penney is replacing Josh Windass for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
88' Djed Spence gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Anfernee Dijksteel and will look to change the dynamic.
It finishes all square. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Middlesbrough FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Duncan Watmore
1
Marcus Bettinelli
3
Marvin Johnson ↓ Marcus Browne 78'
17
Paddy McNair
6
Dael Fry
9
Britt Assombalonga C ↓ Chuba Akpom 65'
22
George Saville
8
Lewis Wing ↓ Marcus Tavernier 64'
27
Marc Bola
2
Anfernee Dijksteel ↓ Djed Spence 88'
5
Sam Morsy

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-12-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-16 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2020-12-12 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Millwall FC W 2020-12-09 Preston North End FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-05 Stoke City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.15 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Middlesbrough FC 75% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC32% Draw25% Middlesbrough FC43%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

68%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Middlesbrough FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC19% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC37%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 2

8.3%

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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