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

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Championship · 2020-21

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Sheffield Wednesday FC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Warnock might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
15' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Liam Palmer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Duncan Watmore has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Goal! Callum Paterson scores his 39 goal in 387 matches.
35' Sheffield Wednesday FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' The England Liam Shaw breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 2-0!
42' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. George Saville gets a Yellow card.
43' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' The referee calls foul for Barry Bannan. He receives a Yellow card.
49' Duncan Watmore makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Middlesbrough FC are in front.
54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
59' Sheffield Wednesday FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' Marcus Tavernier has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Wing on 64 minute.
65' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Britt Assombalonga is withdrawn and Chuba Akpom gets his opportunity.
70' Chuba Akpom has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
71' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Izzy Brown comes on to replace Callum Paterson.
76' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
78' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Marvin Johnson is withdrawn and Marcus Browne gets his opportunity.
83' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Matthew Penney on, Josh Windass off on 83 minutes.
88' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Anfernee Dijksteel has done his job and it is now time for Djed Spence to step up.
Another three points for Sheffield Wednesday FC.

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
Josh Coburn	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.