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 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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 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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Hillsborough Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Sheffield Wednesday FC and Middlesbrough FC.
5' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' Sheffield Wednesday FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Callum Paterson on 30.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' Goal! Liam Shaw scores his 6 goal in 383 matches.
42' George Saville has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
43' George Saville picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Barry Bannan.
49' The England Duncan Watmore breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 2-1!
54' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
64' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Lewis Wing has done his job and it is now time for Marcus Tavernier to step up.
65' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Chuba Akpom on, Britt Assombalonga off on 65 minutes.
70' Liam Palmer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
71' The crowd applauds Callum Paterson as he leaves the pitch. Izzy Brown steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
76' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
78' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Marvin Johnson by Marcus Browne on 78 minute.
83' The crowd applauds Josh Windass as he leaves the pitch. Matthew Penney steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
88' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Djed Spence on, Anfernee Dijksteel off on 88 minutes.
With this win, Sheffield Wednesday FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Finn Azaz	3
Adam Reach	3
Josh Windass	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

1.51 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC46% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC27%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

54%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Middlesbrough FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC32% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC21%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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