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Championship · Matchweek 31
Sheffield UnitedSHU
1–2
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MiddlesbroughMID

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
31

Venue

Stadium
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Capacity
32,702
Surface
grass
Attendance
27,764

Teams

Coaches
Chris Wilder · Kim Hellberg
Position
16 · 2
Formation
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2

Referee

Gavin Ward

Weather

Conditions
overcast clouds
Temperature
6.7° (feels 6.7°)
Wind
0.9
Humidity
92%

Where to watch · 261

2025/2026

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 Coventry City 4628117 974552 95 DDWWW
2 Ipswich Town 4623158 804733 84 DWDDW
3 Millwall 46241111 644915 83 DWWDW
4 Southampton 46221410 825626 80 WWDDW
5 Middlesbrough 46221410 724725 80 LDWWD
6 Hull City 46211015 70664 73 LDDLW
7 Wrexham 46191413 69654 71 LWWLD
8 Derby County 4620917 67598 69 LWLWL
9 Norwich City 4619819 63567 65 LWWDL
10 Birmingham City 46171316 57561 64 WDWWD
11 Swansea City 46181018 5759-2 64 WLWDW
12 Bristol City 46171118 59590 62 DLDLW
13 Sheffield United 4618622 66660 60 WWLLW
14 Preston North End 46151516 5562-7 60 WLLWL
15 Queens Park Rangers 46161020 6173-12 58 DLLLL
16 Watford 46141517 5365-12 57 LLLLL
17 Stoke City 46151021 5156-5 55 DLLLL
18 Portsmouth 46141319 4964-15 55 WWLWD
19 Charlton Athletic 46131419 4458-14 53 LDLWL
20 Blackburn Rovers 46131320 4256-14 52 DLDWL
21 West Bromwich Albion (-2) 46131419 4858-10 51 DWWDL
22 Oxford United 46111421 4559-14 47 WLLWL
23 Leicester City (-6) 46121618 5868-10 46 LLDDW
24 Sheffield Wednesday (-18) 4621232 2989-60 0 DDLLW
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  • Promotion Play-off
  • Relegation

Sheffield United

LLWDW 2W 1D 2L · 7 pts (1.4 ppg) · GF 7 GA 5 · xG 6.01–6.63 · xPts 6.39

  • W H Oxford United 3–1 xG 1.02–0.99 UK CHAMP
  • D A Millwall 1–1 xG 1.66–1.17 UK CHAMP
  • W H Ipswich Town 3–1 xG 1.4–2.11 UK CHAMP
  • L A Southampton 0–1 xG 1.32–1.24 UK CHAMP
  • L A Charlton Athletic 0–1 xG 0.62–1.11 UK CHAMP

Middlesbrough

LWWWW 4W 0D 1L · 12 pts (2.4 ppg) · GF 11 GA 6 · xG 6.63–5.28 · xPts 7.89

  • W H Norwich City 1–0 xG 0.78–0.36 UK CHAMP
  • W H Preston North End 4–0 xG 1.93–0.48 UK CHAMP
  • W A Stoke City 2–1 xG 1.83–1.18 UK CHAMP
  • W A West Bromwich Albion 3–2 xG 0.8–0.94 UK CHAMP
  • L A Fulham 1–3 xG 1.28–2.33 UK FA Cup

All meetings · 20 matches since 2006

Sheffield United 63 draws11 Middlesbrough

Goals 19–26 · 2.25 per match · BTTS 45% · over 2.5 50%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Sheffield United 31 draws6 Middlesbrough

Goals 12–16 · 2.8 per match · BTTS 50% · over 2.5 60%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Sheffield United 10 draws4 Middlesbrough

Goals 5–8 · 2.6 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 60%

Recent meetings

  • L Sheffield United 1–2 Middlesbrough UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 3–1 Middlesbrough UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Sheffield United 1–3 Middlesbrough UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Middlesbrough 2–2 Sheffield United neutral UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 4–1 Middlesbrough UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Middlesbrough 2–0 Sheffield United neutral UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 1–0 Middlesbrough UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricSheffield United all · 46Sheffield United at home · 23Middlesbrough all · 49Middlesbrough away · 25
Results
Matches46234925
Points per game1.301.351.651.52
W / D / L18 / 6 / 229 / 4 / 1022 / 15 / 1210 / 8 / 7
Goals for / match1.431.651.491.56
Goals against / match1.431.431.021.28
Clean sheets22%22%29%16%
Failed to score24%13%26%24%
Both teams scored56%70%55%64%
Over 2.559%74%53%64%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.641.861.591.55
xG against / match1.311.161.051.15
xG difference0.320.700.530.40
Finishing vs xG-0.20-0.21-0.100.01
xPts / match1.571.791.701.60
Points vs xPts-0.26-0.44-0.04-0.08
Game state
Scored first54%56%53%52%
PPG when scoring first1.841.852.462.31
PPG when conceding first0.650.670.670.64
Came back from behind18%17%46%50%
Leads held62%60%79%71%
Minutes leading27%28%32%31%
Minutes level44%43%49%47%
Minutes trailing29%30%19%22%
First goal (min)39423736
First goal conceded (min)40414645
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half54%60%51%49%
Goals conceded in 2nd half62%58%55%52%
Late goals for (76'+)0.200.260.220.28
Late goals against0.260.260.290.28
Style
Possession52%58%59%58%
Shots13.415.416.215.3
On target4.34.84.84.5
Shot conversion11%11%9%10%
Shots inside box68%67%64%65%
Big chances created2.52.72.42.5
Corners6.67.56.85.8
xG from set plays35%38%24%18%
Goals from headers8%10%12%10%
Pressure index15.120.619.718.4
Dominant minutes50.559.563.163.2
Pass accuracy76%80%84%84%
Fouls10.39.89.39.5
Cards1.961.781.612.12

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Sheffield United

0–15'118
16–30'911
31–45'106
46–60'1619
61–75'1110
76–90'912

Middlesbrough

0–15'97
16–30'1010
31–45'175
46–60'136
61–75'138
76–90'1113

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Sheffield United · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.49

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.017
Late push (76+, level)-0.365
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.392

Game state

When ahead-0.373
When level-0.117
When behind-0.355
10 min after conceding-0.495
10 min after scoring-0.104

Situations

At home-0.154
Away-0.223
3 days rest or fewer-0.202
4+ days rest-0.175

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.094
v bottom-tier opponents-0.303
As favourite-0.202
Evenly matched-0.204

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.347
Conceded when ahead+0.303
Conceded late (76+)+0.197

Congested vs rested -0.02 · Ahead vs level -0.26 · Behind vs level -0.23

Middlesbrough · 7 matches

Pressure above an average side in the same situations (+0.38) · stands out: when behind +1.00

Tempo

Overall intensity+0.387
Early press (0-15, level)+0.477
Late push (76+, level)+0.294

Game state

When ahead+0.196
When level+0.237
When behind+1.004
10 min after conceding+0.276
10 min after scoring+0.697

Situations

At home+0.464
Away+0.263
3 days rest or fewer+0.822
4+ days rest+0.205

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.415
v bottom-tier opponents+0.282
As favourite+0.435
Evenly matched+0.262

Conceded

Pressure conceded-0.137
Conceded when ahead-0.116
Conceded late (76+)-0.417

Congested vs rested +0.62 · Ahead vs level -0.04 · Behind vs level +0.77

Sheffield United

Current: winless 1 · conceding 5

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-119 41%1.261.631.791.471.44
4-4-211 24%2.01.640.911.641.36
3-4-2-16 13%1.01.331.671.891.36
4-2-2-24 9%2.01.750.252.50.62
4-3-33 6%0.00.01.01.01.34

Middlesbrough

Current: unbeaten 5 · winless 1 · scoring 7 · conceding 2

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
3-4-2-114 29%1.431.140.931.521.11
4-2-3-111 22%2.452.00.731.541.13
4-2-2-28 16%0.750.630.881.921.08
4-4-25 10%2.42.41.61.131.07
3-4-1-23 6%1.01.672.670.881.17

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line -0.0h before kick-off · recorded after kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.2Home 43% P 42%3.6Draw 26% P 27%3.0Away 31% P 31%

Double Chance

1.36Sheff Utd or Draw 34% P 34%1.28Sheff Utd or Middlesbrough 37% P 37%1.61Draw or Middlesbrough 29% P 29%

Draw No Bet

1.611 58%2.22 42%

Both Teams To Score

1.61Yes 58% P 60%2.2No 42% P 40%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.8Over 53% P 54%2.0Under 47% P 46%

Total Corners

13.0Under 6 7%3.66 - 8 24%2.629 - 11 33%3.7512 - 14 23%7.0Over 14 12%

Number of Cards

3.51.83Over 50% P 48%1.83Under 50% P 52%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 40–42.5% · away 30–32.5% · 701 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home42%41%41%-0.1
Draw27%28%26%-1.9
Away31%31%33%+2.1

In those fixtures: 2.7 goals a game · BTTS 55% · over 2.5 52%

Both teams to score · yes 57.5–60% · 1,955 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes60%59%60%+1.5

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 52.5–55% · 2,943 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.554%54%55%+0.8

Gavin Ward

Career
292 matches · 18 seasons
Cards / match
3.58 (3.43 yellow · 0.09 red)
Fouls / match
21.6 · 4.6 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.2
Cards to home side
43%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 124 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match3.834.05-0.4031
Fouls / match20.821.8-0.99
Fouls per card5.55.4+0.00 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.160.17-0.2345
Time added7.27.2-0.0245
First card
39' on average
Card timing
13% in first 30' · 36% in last 15'
Cards to home side
44% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2026-01-24 20 211 26'8
2026-01-11 · Sheffield United 30 140 54'7
2026-01-01 20 180 55'6
2025-12-29 30 220 83'11
2025-12-13 31 190 57'9
2025-12-06 20 160 39'13
2025-11-25 31 210 5'5
2025-11-22 40 231 39'13
2025-11-04 –– 15– –6
2025-10-21 20 170 50'8