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Middlesbrough v Sheffield United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 30th Aug, 12:30 BST, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

The Championship is the focus for both Middlesbrough and Sheffield United on Saturday lunch time, as bosses Rob Edwards and Ruben Albes go head to head at the Riverside Stadium. The predictions shown are based on complex statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across 17 of the main betting markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head to head (H2H) statistics are included across the board.


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In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
33%
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Draw
28%
--
Sheff Utd
39%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
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Sheff Utd 1-0
12%
--
M'Boro 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
8%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
7%
--
M'Boro 2-1
7%
--
M'Boro 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
3%
--
Sheff Utd 3-0
3%
--
M'Boro 3-1
3%
--
M'Boro 3-0
2%
--
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
--
M'Boro 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
61%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
59%
--
M'Boro win to nil
20%
--
Sheff Utd win to nil
24%
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stoke220056 
Sep 30
Jan 21
Dec 6
Dec 29
2
M'Boro220046 
-
-
Feb 7
Aug 30
3
West Brom220026 
Sep 19
Jan 17
Mar 7
Dec 12
4
Bristol C211034 
Mar 14
Dec 20
l
 
1-4A
Apr 6
5
Coventry211024 
Nov 25
Feb 14
Feb 25
Nov 4
6
Preston211014 
Jan 24
Sep 13
Apr 25
Oct 24
7
Birmingham211014 
Nov 8
Feb 28
Dec 20
Mar 14
8
Hull211014 
Dec 29
Dec 5
Apr 11
Oct 4
9
Southampton211014 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Sep 30
Jan 21
10
Charlton211014 
Mar 11
Dec 9
Sep 20
Jan 17
11
Leicester210103 
Feb 24
Nov 4
Jan 1
Nov 29
12
Norwich210103 
Jan 31
Aug 23
Dec 9
Mar 10
13
Watford210103 
Apr 25
Nov 1
Oct 18
Apr 18
14
Portsmouth210103 
Apr 11
Oct 4
Nov 26
Feb 14
15
Swansea210103 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
16
Millwall2101-23 
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
Aug 23
Jan 31
17
Ipswich202002 
Oct 17
Apr 18
Jan 24
Sep 12
18
QPR2011-11 
Dec 13
Mar 7
Nov 8
Feb 28
19
Wrexham2002-20 
Oct 25
May 2
Mar 21
Dec 26
20
Oxford Utd2002-20 
Feb 21
Nov 22
Jan 4
Sep 27
21
Blackburn2002-20 
Dec 26
Mar 21
Apr 22
Oct 21
22
Derby2002-40 
Nov 29
Jan 1
Nov 1
May 2
23
Sheff Wed2002-40 
Apr 21
Oct 22
Feb 21
Nov 23
24
Sheff Utd2002-40 
Aug 30
Feb 7
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Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
M'Boro 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
Sheff Utd 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
M'Boro have not lost to Sheff Utd in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at M'Boro since 1992
M'Boro
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
17
6
Games: Scored
10 / 11
4 / 11
Clean sheets
7 / 11
1 / 11
MID
7
D
3
SHU
1
League games at Sheff Utd since 1993
Sheff Utd
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
19
10
Games: Scored
11 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
0 / 11
MID
2
D
1
SHU
8
Goal Statistics
M'Boro 2nd Sheff Utd 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
M'Boro have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
+16
Sheff Utd have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.1
1.2
Attack rating
24%
better
MID
SHU
view stats
Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first1
0
Goals scored1
1
Avg. goals scored0.5
0.5
Avg. shots per game2
6
Avg. shots per goal4
12
Conversion rate for25
8
Avg. XG for0.4
2.3
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
68%
better
MID
SHU
view stats
Games conceded0
1
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded0
4
Avg. goals conceded0
2
Avg. shots/game conceded1
4
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
2
Conversion rate against0%
50%
Avg. XG against0.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+68%

M'Boro v Sheff Utd Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2122
S BrynnA JonesM WhittakerS Silvera
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK2
-
C Brittain DEF2
-
A Jones DEF21
-
L Ayling DEF2
1
-
D Fry DEF21
-
N Borges DEF2
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID2
-
A Morris MID2
-
H Hackney MID21
-
S Silvera FWD2
2
-
M Whittaker FWD22
1
-
T Conway FWD2
1
-
D Burgzorg FWD21
1
-
F Azaz MID11
-
S Hansen FWD1
-
M Forss FWD1
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Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
M CooperT CampbellC O'HareG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK2
-
T. Bindon DEF2
-
J Robinson DEF2
-
F Seriki DEF2
-
H Burrows DEF2
-
A Brooks MID2
-
S. Peck MID2
-
G Hamer MID2
1
-
C O'Hare MID21
-
L Barry FWD2
-
R One FWD2
-
T Campbell FWD21
1
-
T Cannon FWD2
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF1
-
S McCallum DEF1
-
D. Soumaré MID1
1
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