Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Sheffield Wednesday FC

1 – 1

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Middlesbrough FC

Tue 19 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

Anthony Musaba 38' 1–0

1–1 53' Darragh Lenihan

Josh Windass 31' Y

Y 48' Isaiah Jones

George Byers 86' Y

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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

2023-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-04-24 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–1	L
02 Sep	Leeds United FC	A	0–0	D
26 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
12 Aug	Hull City AFC	A	2–4	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
16 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
02 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L
26 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–4	L
19 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
12 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	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' And we are off! Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Middlesbrough FC — let the football do the talking.
5' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Middlesbrough FC have won 474 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
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' Barry Bannan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' The referee calls foul for Josh Windass. He receives a Yellow card.
31' A moment of madness from Josh Windass on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
35' Anthony Musaba gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Josh Windass and will look to change the dynamic.
38' Anthony Musaba adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Lukas Engel is replaced by Isaiah Jones on 47 minute.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Isaiah Jones on 48 minutes.
49' Isaiah Jones is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
53' Goal! Darragh Lenihan scores his 13 goal in 386 matches.
58' Rav van den Berg is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
59' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Ashley Fletcher exits the field as Lee Gregory enters on 59.
60' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 60 minute. Jeff Hendrick leaves to be changed by George Byers.
65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xisco Munoz will be considering his options from the bench.
68' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Riley McGree has done his job and it is now time for Sam Greenwood to step up.
69' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. John Buckley has done his job and it is now time for Tyreeq Bakinson to step up.
74' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
84' 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.
86' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Rogers is hanging Sam Silvera on the field on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-09-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-09-02 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-08-12 Hull City AFC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-09-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-08-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Middlesbrough FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC42% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

58%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Middlesbrough FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC30% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC22%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.6%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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