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Championship | Gameweek 11
Oct 23, 2024 at 8pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Latte Lath (80')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Hamer (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions
Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-2 Bristol City
Saturday, October 19 at 3pm in Championship

Sheffield United

All competitions
Last Game: Leeds 2-0 Sheff Utd
Friday, October 18 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United

 Left wounded by a first defeat of the season last time out, and yet to truly click in attack, Sheffield United face another stern test on Wednesday and could fall short against a Middlesbrough side with more quality than their recent results suggest. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 56.03%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 21.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.85%) and 2-0 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.56%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-2 (5.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Middlesbrough in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Middlesbrough.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawSheffield United
56.03% (0.088000000000001 0.09) 22.48% (-0.087999999999997 -0.09) 21.49% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 55.68% (0.287 0.29)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.43% (0.381 0.38)43.56% (-0.383 -0.38)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.04% (0.372 0.37)65.96% (-0.37599999999999 -0.38)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.61% (0.16199999999999 0.16)15.38% (-0.164 -0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.82% (0.302 0.3)44.18% (-0.307 -0.31)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.8% (0.212 0.21)34.19% (-0.214 -0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.11% (0.226 0.23)70.89% (-0.229 -0.23)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 56.03%
    Sheffield United 21.49%
    Draw 22.47%
MiddlesbroughDrawSheffield United
2-1 @ 9.89% (0.0040000000000013 0)
1-0 @ 9.85% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-0 @ 9.22% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
3-1 @ 6.17% (0.037 0.04)
3-0 @ 5.75% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 3.31% (0.039 0.04)
4-1 @ 2.89% (0.034 0.03)
4-0 @ 2.69% (0.016 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.55% (0.027 0.03)
5-1 @ 1.08% (0.019 0.02)
5-0 @ 1.01% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 56.03%
1-1 @ 10.56% (-0.059999999999999 -0.06)
2-2 @ 5.31% (0.032 0.03)
0-0 @ 5.26% (-0.09 -0.09)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.02 0.02)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 22.47%
1-2 @ 5.67% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 5.65% (-0.062 -0.06)
0-2 @ 3.03% (-0.015 -0.02)
1-3 @ 2.03% (0.013 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.9% (0.023 0.02)
0-3 @ 1.08%
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 21.49%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Sheff Utd

Middlesbrough
52.1%
Draw
22.5%
Sheffield United
25.4%
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2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310
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