Skip to content

Middlesbrough v Sheffield United, EFL Championship, Sat, 12 Aug 2017: statistics and head to head

2017-18. Sat, 12 Aug 2017

10Full time, half-time 1–0

Middlesbrough won by 1 goal.

LWWWDLeague form, oldest to newestWDLLW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Riverside Stadium. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Middlesbrough have 0 scored home results and Sheffield United 0 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: unavailable (no measured PPG sample); Sheffield United away: unavailable (no measured PPG sample). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10
Second half00

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 15Shots7
  • 2Shots on target3
  • 4Corners3
  • 19Fouls11
  • 1Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

  • Shots15
  • On target2
  • Goals1

13% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Sheffield United

  • Shots7
  • On target3
  • Goals0

43% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

No valid scored meetings are available in this bounded stored window.

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Middlesbrough at home, Sheffield United away
  • 46%
    Both teams scored
    League 50%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 94%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 70%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 73%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 50%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 48%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 24%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 25%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 9%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.5
    Avg total goals
    League 2.55
    23 + 23 matches
  • 78%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 70%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 41%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 32%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 9.6
    Corners per match
    League 10.29
    23 + 23 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 70%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 46%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 57%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 35%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 45%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 4.0
    Cards per match
    League 3.63
    23 + 23 matches
  • 59%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 49%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 35%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 33%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2017-18

Middlesbrough at home, Sheffield United away
Middlesbrough (home)Sheffield United (away)
5Position10
WLWWWLast 5, oldest to newestDDLLW
23Played23
1.96Points per match1.22
61%Win %35%
1.43Scored / match1.26
0.74Conceded / match1.52
2.17Avg total goals2.78
30%Both scored61%
48%Clean sheets9%
30%Failed to score35%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 0.781st half scored / match0.78
  • 0.351st half conceded / match0.78
  • 0.652nd half scored / match0.48
  • 0.392nd half conceded / match0.74
  • 48%Leading at half-time30%
  • 74%1st half over 0.583%
  • 35%1st half over 1.548%
  • 70%2nd half over 0.574%
  • 26%2nd half over 1.535%
  • 39%Scored in both halves26%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Middlesbrough at home, Sheffield United away, this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 1.43Scored / match1.26
  • 0.74Conceded / match1.52
  • 2.17Match total / match2.78
  • 70%Scored 1+65%
  • 57%Scored 2+39%
  • 52%Conceded 1+91%
  • 17%Conceded 2+44%
  • 65%Match over 1.574%
  • 39%Match over 2.561%
  • 17%Match over 3.530%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 14.35Shots for10.22
  • 9.61Shots against11.57
  • 4.13On target for3.83
  • 2.74On target against3.65
  • 10%Shot conversion12%

Corners

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 5.65Corners for4.91
  • 4.70Corners against3.96
  • 10.35Match total8.87
  • 74%Over 7.552%
  • 57%Over 8.544%
  • 57%Over 9.535%
  • 44%Over 10.526%
  • 35%Over 11.526%

Cards

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 1.87Cards for1.96
  • 2.57Cards against1.57
  • 4.43Match total3.52
  • 78%Over 2.574%
  • 70%Over 3.548%
  • 48%Over 4.522%
  • 26%Over 5.513%
  • 12.43Fouls committed12.65
Referee this season
P Bankes
Matches
31
Cards / match
3.97
31 matches
Over 3.5 cards
55%
31 matches
Over 4.5 cards
42%
31 matches
Fouls / match
25.29
31 matches

The table, 2017-18

#ClubPGDPts
3Fulham463388
4Aston Villa463083
5Middlesbrough462276
6Derby462275
7Preston461173
8Millwall461172
9Brentford461069
10Sheffield United46769
11Bristol City46967
12Ipswich46-360
Full table →

Where to watch

We do not store television or streaming listings for EFL Championship matches, so no broadcaster is named here. Your local listings or the competition organiser will have the rights in your country.

Broadcasters by countryOur stored rights cover the World Cup 2026 archive only.

Statistics only, never advice. Not affiliated with any league or club.