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Championship | Gameweek 44
Apr 21, 2025 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
Middlesbrough logo

Sheff Weds
2 - 1
Middlesbrough

Windass (54'), Musaba (89')
Smith (13'), Ingelsson (21'), Paterson (51')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Azaz (11')
Hackney (36'), Travers (55'), van den Berg (69'), Azaz (84')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stoke 2-0 Sheff Weds
Friday, April 18 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth
Friday, April 18 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Middlesbrough

Wednesday have been in awful form ahead of Monday's clash, and with Middlesbrough chasing a spot in the playoffs, the visitors will be motivated to make the most of their opportunity. That being said, Boro have been poor on the road this year, so expect a close scoreline regardless of the result. Read more.

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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 41.64%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.13% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.86%) and 0-2 (6.81%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.91%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawMiddlesbrough
33.13% (0.0060000000000002 0.01) 25.23% (0.0060000000000002 0.01) 41.64% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Both teams to score 56.29% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.73% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)47.27% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.5% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)69.49% (0.013000000000005 0.01)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.73% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)27.27% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.3% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)62.7% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.39% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)22.61% (0.012 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.78% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)56.22% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 33.13%
    Middlesbrough 41.64%
    Draw 25.23%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 8.01% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-1 @ 7.74% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 5.21% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-1 @ 3.35% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.49%
3-0 @ 2.26% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1.09%
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 33.13%
1-1 @ 11.91% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.16% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-2 @ 5.75% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-3 @ 1.24% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.23%
0-1 @ 9.17% (0.0019999999999989 0)
1-2 @ 8.86% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-2 @ 6.81%
1-3 @ 4.39% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 3.38% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
2-3 @ 2.85% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-4 @ 1.63% (-0.002 -0)
0-4 @ 1.26% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
2-4 @ 1.06% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 41.64%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Middlesbrough

Sheffield Wednesday
16.7%
Draw
13.3%
Middlesbrough
70.0%
30
Head to Head
Dec 26, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 23
Middlesbrough
3-3
Sheff Weds
Doak (5'), Azaz (15', 30')
van den Berg (39')
van den Berg (55')
Ingelsson (47'), Windass (54'), Valery (61')
Valery (71'), Gassama (78')
Apr 1, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 40
Middlesbrough
2-0
Sheff Weds
Ihiekwe (41' og.), Jones (73')
Greenwood (24')

Vaulks (33'), Beadle (40'), Famewo (79'), Iorfa (80')
Sep 19, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 7
Sheff Weds
1-1
Middlesbrough
Musaba (38')
Windass (31'), Byers (86')
Lenihan (53')
Jones (48')
Apr 24, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 44
Middlesbrough
3-1
Sheff Weds
Bolasie (20'), Coburn (73'), Watmore (81')
McNair (27')
Windass (39' pen.)
Dec 29, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 22
Sheff Weds
2-1
Middlesbrough
Paterson (30'), Shaw (40')
Bannan (45+3'), Palmer (88')
Watmore (49')
Saville (42'), Morsy (45+3')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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