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Middlesbrough v Sheffield United, EFL Championship, Tue, 28 Sept 2021: statistics and head to head

2021-22. Tue, 28 Sept 2021

MiddlesbroughHome
20Full time, half-time 2–0
Sheffield UnitedAway

Middlesbrough won by 2 goals.

LDWWLLeague form, oldest to newestLDWWW

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 4 scored home results and Sheffield United 4 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: 1.00 points per match (4 measured matches); Sheffield United away: 1.25 points per match (4 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Middlesbrough scored 1.50 per home match (4 measured matches); Sheffield United scored 0.75 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.27 per club appearance across 216 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 5 of 8 pooled club appearances (62.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 4. Middlesbrough: 2 wins; Sheffield United: 2 wins; draws: 0.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

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 half20
Second half00

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 9Shots13
  • 4Shots on target4
  • 4Corners7
  • 9Fouls6
  • 4Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

  • Shots9
  • On target4
  • Goals2

44% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Sheffield United

  • Shots13
  • On target4
  • Goals0

31% 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.

4 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

2
Middlesbrough wins
0
Draws
2
Sheffield United wins
Goals / meeting
2.00
8 goals in 4 meetings
Both scored
25%
1 of 4 meetings
Over 1.5
50%
2 of 4 meetings
Over 2.5
50%
2 of 4 meetings
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 4 meetings
Middlesbrough clean sheets
50%
2 of 4 meetings
Sheffield United clean sheets
25%
1 of 4 meetings
Corners / meeting
8.50
4 with corner data
Cards / meeting
3.50
4 with card data
  1. Sheffield United v MiddlesbroughWed, 13 Feb 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-191–0HT 0–0
  2. Middlesbrough v Sheffield UnitedTue, 7 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-193–0HT 3–0
  3. Sheffield United v MiddlesbroughTue, 10 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-182–1HT 2–0
  4. Middlesbrough v Sheffield UnitedSat, 12 Aug 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-181–0HT 1–0

Latest stored form

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

Home and awayAll matches
Middlesbrough at homeWWWWDW
Sheffield United awayDWDWLL

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.

Home and awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Sheffield United away
  • 48%
    Both teams scored
    League 49%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 91%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 92%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 72%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 72%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 41%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 47%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 24%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 24%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 11%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.4
    Avg total goals
    League 2.51
    23 + 23 matches
  • 54%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 65%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 20%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 27%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 10.0
    Corners per match
    League 9.75
    23 + 23 matches
  • 67%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 63%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 57%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 52%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 46%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 39%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 3.8
    Cards per match
    League 3.77
    23 + 23 matches
  • 57%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 52%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 39%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 34%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2021-22

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, 2021-22

Home and awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Sheffield United away
Middlesbrough (home)Sheffield United (away)
7Position5
LLLWWLast 5, oldest to newestLDLDW
23Played23
1.91Points per match1.35
61%Win %35%
1.48Scored / match1.09
0.91Conceded / match1.30
2.39Avg total goals2.39
48%Both scored48%
35%Clean sheets30%
17%Failed to score39%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 0.781st half scored / match0.26
  • 0.221st half conceded / match0.30
  • 0.702nd half scored / match0.83
  • 0.702nd half conceded / match1.00
  • 52%Leading at half-time13%
  • 70%1st half over 0.539%
  • 22%1st half over 1.517%
  • 83%2nd half over 0.574%
  • 44%2nd half over 1.561%
  • 35%Scored in both halves4%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Middlesbrough at home, Sheffield United away, this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 1.48Scored / match1.09
  • 0.91Conceded / match1.30
  • 2.39Match total / match2.39
  • 83%Scored 1+61%
  • 52%Scored 2+30%
  • 65%Conceded 1+70%
  • 22%Conceded 2+39%
  • 78%Match over 1.565%
  • 39%Match over 2.544%
  • 13%Match over 3.535%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 12.35Shots for10.87
  • 8.83Shots against9.65
  • 4.70On target for3.83
  • 2.91On target against3.52
  • 12%Shot conversion10%

Corners

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 6.70Corners for5.61
  • 3.96Corners against3.78
  • 10.65Match total9.39
  • 83%Over 7.574%
  • 70%Over 8.565%
  • 65%Over 9.548%
  • 57%Over 10.535%
  • 48%Over 11.517%

Cards

MiddlesbroughSheffield United
  • 1.83Cards for1.96
  • 2.39Cards against1.39
  • 4.22Match total3.35
  • 83%Over 2.570%
  • 65%Over 3.548%
  • 48%Over 4.530%
  • 26%Over 5.513%
  • 10.13Fouls committed10.09
Referee this season
J Linington
Matches
27
Cards / match
4.96
27 matches
Over 3.5 cards
67%
27 matches
Over 4.5 cards
52%
27 matches
Fouls / match
21.93
27 matches

The table, 2021-22

#ClubPGDPts
3Huddersfield461782
4Nott'm Forest463380
5Sheffield United461875
6Luton46875
7Middlesbrough46970
8Blackburn46969
9Millwall46869
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