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

Mon 9th Feb, 20:01 BST, Bramall Lane, Sheffield

the Bramall Lane plays host on Monday night, as Chris Wilder's Sheffield United host Rob Edwards's Middlesbrough in the Championship. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our expansive database and pulled out the statistics that are most significant. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.


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Sheff Utd
48%
--
Draw
25%
--
M'Boro
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Sheff Utd 1-0
11%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
8%
--
M'Boro 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
M'Boro 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
5%
--
Sheff Utd 3-0
4%
--
M'Boro 2-0
4%
--
Sheff Utd 3-2
3%
--
M'Boro 3-1
2%
--
M'Boro 3-2
2%
--
Sheff Utd 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
45%
--
Sheff Utd win to nil
26%
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M'Boro win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 28 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 1 and won 7. Sheff Utd have conceded 35 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sheff Utd have played 13 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 2nd place on 55 points in the Championship league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored 44 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 25 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 15 away games, winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2817743058 
Feb 25
l
 
3-1F
l
 
2-4A
Feb 16
2
M'Boro2916761755 
Feb 9
l
 
1-0A
-
-
3
Ipswich2814862150 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
5-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
4
Hull281558750 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-4F
5
Millwall291478149 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
6
Wrexham2911117644 
Mar 21
l
 
5-3F
d
 
1-1A
May 2
7
Bristol C2912710943 
l
 
1-4A
Apr 6
Mar 14
l
 
2-0A
8
Watford2811107643 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
9
Preston2911108343 
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2A
10
Stoke2912611842 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
11
Derby291199242 
l
 
1-3A
May 2
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
12
QPR2911711-240 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
w
 
3-1F
Mar 7
13
Birmingham2910910139 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 14
w
 
2-1F
Mar 2
14
Leicester2910811-338 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
2-3F
Feb 24
d
 
1-1A
15
Southampton2991010037 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
16
Swansea2910613-536 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
17
Sheff Utd2811215-235 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Feb 9
18
Charlton288812-1132 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
Mar 11
w
 
1-2F
19
West Brom299515-1232 
Mar 7
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
20
Norwich288614-530 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 10
Jan 31
w
 
1-2F
21
Portsmouth277911-1330 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 14
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
22
Blackburn287813-1129 
Apr 22
w
 
1-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
23
Oxford Utd286913-927 
Feb 3
w
 
0-1F
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
24
Sheff Wed281819-38-7 
Feb 22
w
 
0-3F
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd3 - 1Ipswich
Sheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
Sheff Utd3 - 0Birmingham
Sheff Utd1 - 1Norwich
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
Sheff Utd0 - 0QPR
Sheff Utd1 - 3Derby
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Sheff Utd1 - 2Southampton
Sheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
Sheff Utd0 - 1Millwall
Sheff Utd1 - 4Bristol C
Sheff Utd1 - 2Sunderland
Sheff Utd3 - 0Bristol C
Sheff Utd1 - 1Blackburn
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Sheff Utd0 - 1Millwall
Sheff Utd3 - 1Coventry
Sheff Utd1 - 1Bristol C
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Utd3 - 1Ipswich
ASheff Utd0 - 1Southampton
ASheff Utd0 - 1Charlton
HSheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
ASheff Utd2 - 1Stoke
ASheff Utd3 - 5Wrexham
HSheff Utd3 - 0Birmingham
ASheff Utd0 - 2West Brom
HSheff Utd1 - 1Norwich
HSheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
ASheff Utd3 - 2Leicester
HSheff Utd3 - 0Portsmouth
ASheff Utd3 - 0Sheff Wed
HSheff Utd0 - 0QPR
ASheff Utd1 - 3Coventry
HSheff Utd1 - 3Derby
ASheff Utd2 - 3Preston
ASheff Utd3 - 1Blackburn
HSheff Utd1 - 0Watford
ASheff Utd0 - 1Hull
M'Boro 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke1 - 2M'Boro
West Brom2 - 3M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Charlton1 - 2M'Boro
Hull1 - 4M'Boro
Oxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
Leicester1 - 1M'Boro
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Norwich1 - 2M'Boro
Millwall0 - 3M'Boro
Coventry2 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
Millwall1 - 0M'Boro
Blackburn0 - 2M'Boro
Luton0 - 0M'Boro
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro4 - 0Preston
AM'Boro2 - 1Stoke
AM'Boro3 - 2West Brom
HM'Boro4 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro0 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
AM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
HM'Boro3 - 1QPR
AM'Boro2 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 1Hull
HM'Boro2 - 1Derby
HM'Boro2 - 4Coventry
AM'Boro1 - 1Oxford Utd
HM'Boro2 - 1Birmingham
AM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
AM'Boro0 - 3Watford
HM'Boro1 - 1Wrexham
AM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
HM'Boro2 - 1Ipswich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
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
SHU
8
D
1
MID
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd3 - 1
1 - 3M'Boro
Sheff Utd4 - 1
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 1
1 - 2M'Boro
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 0
League games at M'Boro since 1992
M'Boro
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
18
6
Games: Scored
11 / 12
4 / 12
Clean sheets
8 / 12
1 / 12
SHU
1
D
3
MID
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro3 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
M'Boro3 - 1
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Sheffield United's defensive record is to be admired, C. Wilder's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship matches. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Middlesbrough makes sense in this context.

Sheff Utd 17th M'Boro 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Sheff Utd have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-5
M'Boro’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
SHU
MID
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
SHU
MID
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28765
M CooperC O'HareC O'HareJ Tanganga
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK28
-
C O'Hare MID2876
2
-
H Burrows DEF2612
1
-
T Campbell FWD2552
3
-
A Brooks MID2422
2
-
T Cannon FWD244
-
J Tanganga DEF231
4
1
F Seriki DEF2214
4
-
S. Peck MID2231
4
-
G Hamer MID2125
4
-
S McCallum DEF1911
2
-
D. Soumaré MID19
3
1
M McGuinness DEF181
2
-
D Ings FWD161
-
B Mee DEF151
2
-
J Riedewald MID142
1
-
T. Bindon DEF111
1
-
T Chong MID101
-
C Ogbene FWD101
-
O Arblaster MID91
-
L Barry FWD9
1
-
A. Matos MID8
-
T Davies MID6
-
R One FWD6
-
B Godfrey DEF4
-
J Shackleton DEF3
-
A Davies GLK1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291156
S BrynnM WhittakerH HackneyL Ayling
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK291
-
H Hackney MID2935
4
-
T Conway FWD2962
3
-
M Whittaker FWD28115
3
-
L Ayling DEF2714
6
-
M Targett DEF2623
3
-
D Burgzorg FWD2522
1
-
C Brittain DEF244
3
-
A Morris MID232
-
A Browne MID2331
1
-
A Jones DEF2211
3
1
K Sène FWD212
2
-
S Nypan MID20
2
-
S Silvera FWD1921
3
-
D Fry DEF152
-
D Strelec FWD153
1
-
S Hansen FWD121
1
-
A Gilbert MID1111
3
-
R McGree MID1121
1
-
A Bangura DEF81
-
G Edmundson DEF6
1
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID4
-
M. Hamilton FWD4
-
D Lenihan DEF2
1
-