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

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Sheffield United and their manager Chris Wilder will be hoping for victory against Michael Carrick and his Middlesbrough side on Wednesday night, as the pair clash at the Bramall Lane in the Championship. Form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all laid out below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?

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Sheffield United's next match is v Luton at 15:00 on Saturday 15th February
Middlesbrough's next match is v Watford at 15:00 on Saturday 15th February
The last English Championship meeting between Sheff Utd and M'Boro was on Wednesday 12th February 2025
English Championship
February 12th 2025
Sheff Utd 3
1 M'Boro
 
J. Rak-Sakyi 32'45' D. Burgzorg
B. Brereton 75'
A. Ahmedhodzic 87'
 
SHU
MID
Shots On
9
4
Shots Off
4
4
Corners
10
4
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
11
11
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
Sheff UtdM'Boro
 
M. Cooper
H. Burrows (T. Davies 90')
H. Clarke
A. Ahmedhodzicfootball icon
J. Robinson
J. Rak-Sakyifootball icon (B. Brereton 67')
C. O'Hare
G. Hamer (S. McCallum 82')
V. de Souza Costa
S. Peck (H. Choudhury 90')
T. Cannon (T. Campbell 46')
M. Travers
R. van den Berg
R. Giles
L. Ayling
S. Edmundson
(D. Barlaser 55') F. Azaz
(M. Forss 89') A. Morris
H. Hackney
(M. Whittaker 73') S. Iling
football iconD. Burgzorg
(T. Conway 73') K. Iheanacho

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score 2 goals or more between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Sheff Utd and M'Boro's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.29.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sheff Utd are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Utd
43%
6/5
2%
5/4
2%
Draw
24%
12/5
3%
23/10
8%
M'Boro
33%
11/5
3%
11/5
3%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/25/1
8%
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Sheff Utd 1-0
8%
13/2
17%
13/2
M'Boro 2-1
8%
11/1
9%
9/1
5%
M'Boro 1-0
7%
17/2
14%
15/2
6%
Sheff Utd 2-0
7%
9/1
9%
17/2
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw 0-0
5%
17/2
21%
15/2
11%
M'Boro 2-0
5%
16/112/1
Sheff Utd 3-1
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Sheff Utd 3-0
4%
20/116/1
13%
M'Boro 3-1
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
Sheff Utd 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
M'Boro 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
M'Boro 3-0
2%
33/125/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
10/11
6%
10/11
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
10/11
5%
4/5
6%
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
47%
13/10
2%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
9/1
17%
-
BTTS - Yes
59%
4/5
8%
3/4
3%
BTTS - No
41%
10/11
9%
1/1
2%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
15/4
10%
16/5
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
10/3
2%
BTTS - Away Win
18%
11/2
18%
19/4
10%
Home/draw
67%
4/111/3
1%
Away/draw
57%
4/6
3%
8/13
2%
Home/away
76%
3/10
1%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
3/10
4%
3/10
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
5/2
13%
9/4
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
12/5
6%
11/5
7%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1/3
2%
3/10
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
11/2
18%
5/1
9%
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/9
3%
1/9
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
12/1
18%
11/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/25
1%
1/40
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/16
2%
1/18
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
9/1
17%
15/2
11%
Home DNB
60%
4/7
3%
4/7
Away DNB
50%
5/4
2%
5/4
Sheff Utd win to nil
21%
11/4
6%
-
M'Boro win to nil
15%
9/2-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
22%
13/5
4%
13/5
6%
Sheff Utd / M'Boro
3%
28/122/1
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Sheff Utd
15%
9/24/1
5%
Draw / M'Boro
12%
6/111/2
7%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
9%
18/5
8%
M'Boro / Sheff Utd
4%
25/1
13%
18/1
M'Boro / M'Boro
15%
9/2
10%
4/1
4%
M'Boro / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below in the table, having won 20, drawn 6 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 17 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 49 goals to 43 goals.

Home League Performance

Sheff Utd have played 15 games at home winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 21 goals, kept 10 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

M'Boro are in 7th position in the Championship on 44 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 25 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 3. M'Boro have conceded 9 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3220934769 
Feb 24
l
 
2-0A
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
2
Sheff Utd Home3221652367 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
3
Burnley32171323064 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
4
Sunderland32171142162 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
5
Blackburn3214612648 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
6
West Brom32111471147 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
7
Bristol C3211129445 
Mar 11
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
8
Sheff Wed3212911-345 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
9
M'Boro Away3112811844 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
10
Coventry3212812244 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-3A
May 3
11
Norwich32111011643 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
12
Watford3212614-642 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
13
QPR32101111-641 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
14
Millwall31101011-140 
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
15
Preston319139-440 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
16
Oxford Utd3291112-1138 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
17
Swansea3210715-1037 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
18
Portsmouth328915-1633 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
19
Stoke3171113-1132 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
Feb 25
20
Cardiff3171014-1931 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
21
Derby327817-929 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
22
Hull317816-1129 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
23
Plymouth3161015-3028 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
24
Luton317618-2127 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
M'Boro 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sheff Utd since 1993
Sheff Utd
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
10 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
0 / 10
SHU
7
D
1
MID
2
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
SHU
1
D
3
MID
7
Goal Statistics
Sheff Utd 2nd M'Boro 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Sheff Utd have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+26
M'Boro have scored 26% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280470/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.6
1.4
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 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
319511
C O'HareT CannonC O'HareG Hamer
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK30
3
-
H Clarke DEF3
1
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF2411
7
1
J Robinson DEF21
5
-
H Burrows DEF2952
2
-
S. Peck MID281
7
-
V Souza MID24
7
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID2562
1
-
C O'Hare MID3125
2
-
G Hamer MID2975
11
-
T Cannon FWD41
-
Subs
L. Faxon GLK
-
S McCallum DEF241
-
R Holding DEF1
-
H Choudhury MID3
-
A Brooks MID1922
3
-
T Davies MID1111
4
-
R Brewster FWD2522
1
-
B Díaz FWD521
1
-
T Campbell FWD2061
1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
308910
F AzazF AzazF AzazG Edmundson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Travers GLK2
-
L Ayling DEF232
3
-
R Berg DEF18
3
2
G Edmundson DEF221
10
-
R Giles DEF3
-
A Morris MID201
3
-
H Hackney MID2852
4
1
S Junior MID2
-
F Azaz MID3089
4
-
D Burgzorg MID2752
2
-
K Iheanacho FWD1
-
Subs
T Glover GLK7
-
D Fry DEF12
1
-
N Borges DEF253
3
-
J. Dede DEF
-
D Barlaser MID2011
2
-
L. McCabe MID
-
M Whittaker FWD2
-
M Forss FWD9
-
T Conway FWD218
-