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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 26 December at 13:30, Italian time.

Middlesbrough3rd in ChampionshipvsSheffield Utd11th in Championship
22Points15
6-4-1Won-drawn-lost4-3-4
2Points per match1.4
22Goals for15
16Goals against14
2Clean sheets4
DWWDDFormWLWLL
unbeaten in 9Current run—
4-2-0 · 14 ptsAt home (W-D-L)2-1-2 · 7 pts
2-2-1 · 8 ptsAway (W-D-L)2-2-2 · 8 pts
22 in 11Expected goals for (xG)11.4 in 11
11.3Expected goals against (xG)16.4
6.87Average player rating6.73
Will Lankshear (9)Top scorerPatrick Bamford (4)

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 26 December.
Sheffield Utd v Middlesbrough, Saturday 26 December at 13:30The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Sheffield Utd v Middlesbrough on Saturday 26 December
Sheffield Utd v MiddlesbroughArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Sheffield Utd 30%draw 25%Middlesbrough 45%
Most likely score1-111% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver55% over · 45% under
Both teams to scoreYes58% yes
Goals the model expects1.28 – 1.61Sheffield Utd – Middlesbrough

Poisson model on 11 matches for Sheffield Utd and 11 for Middlesbrough, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
9Middlesbrough wins
1draws
5Sheffield Utd wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Middlesbrough 21, Sheffield Utd 18 · 2.6 per match

  1. 9 Feb 2026Sheffield Utd1-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
  2. 30 Aug 2025Middlesbrough1-0Sheffield UtdChampionship
  3. 12 Feb 2025Sheffield Utd3-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  4. 23 Oct 2024Middlesbrough1-0Sheffield UtdChampionship
  5. 15 Feb 2023Sheffield Utd1-3MiddlesbroughChampionship
  6. 14 Aug 2022Middlesbrough2-2Sheffield UtdChampionship
  7. 8 Mar 2022Sheffield Utd4-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  8. 28 Sept 2021Middlesbrough2-0Sheffield UtdChampionship
  9. 13 Feb 2019Sheffield Utd1-0MiddlesbroughChampionship
  10. 7 Aug 2018Middlesbrough3-0Sheffield UtdChampionship
  11. 10 Apr 2018Sheffield Utd2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  12. 12 Aug 2017Middlesbrough1-0Sheffield UtdChampionship

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.