Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 14, 2022 at 2pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
2 - 2
Sheff Utd

Akpom (14', 82')
McGree (11'), Fry (45+1')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Berge (3'), Giles (68' og.)
Sharp (11'), Norrington-Davies (19'), Fleck (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

Last Six:

Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley
Wednesday, August 10 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
21	Coventry City	2	-1	1
22	Middlesbrough	2	-1	1
23	Bristol City	3	-2	1

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: West Brom 1-0 Sheff Utd
Thursday, August 11 at 8pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Swansea City	3	-2	4
13	Sheffield United	2	1	3
14	Huddersfield Town	3	0	3

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 37.53%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 34.06% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.83%) and 0-2 (7.05%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 1-0 (11.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Sheffield United
34.06% ( -1.1)	28.41% ( -0.11)	37.53% ( 1.21)

Both teams to score 46.47% (

0.23)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.16% (

0.33)

59.83% (

-0.33)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.88% (

0.25)

80.11% (

-0.25)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.06% (

-0.57)

32.94% (

0.56)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.48% (

-0.63)

69.52% (

0.63)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.29% (

0.92)

30.7% (

-0.92)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.04% (

1.08)

66.96% (

-1.08)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 34.06%

Sheffield United 37.53%

Draw 28.41%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 11.23% ( -0.31) 2-1 @ 7.36% ( -0.13) 2-0 @ 6.24% ( -0.28) 3-1 @ 2.73% ( -0.09) 3-0 @ 2.31% ( -0.14) 3-2 @ 1.61% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.58% Total : 34.06%	1-1 @ 13.26% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 10.11% ( -0.12) 2-2 @ 4.35% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.69% Total : 28.41%	0-1 @ 11.94% ( 0.16) 1-2 @ 7.83% ( 0.18) 0-2 @ 7.05% ( 0.27) 1-3 @ 3.08% ( 0.15) 0-3 @ 2.78% ( 0.17) 2-3 @ 1.71% ( 0.06) 1-4 @ 0.91% ( 0.07) Other @ 2.23% Total : 37.53%