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Championship | Gameweek 23
Dec 26, 2024 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
3 - 3
Sheff Weds

Doak (5'), Azaz (15', 30')
van den Berg (39')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Ingelsson (47'), Windass (54'), Valery (61')
Valery (71'), Gassama (78')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Plymouth 3-3 Middlesbrough
Saturday, December 21 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Sheff Weds 2-0 Stoke
Saturday, December 21 at 12.30pm in Championship

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 57.1%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 20.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.72%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (5.81%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawSheffield Wednesday
57.1% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)22.62%20.28% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Both teams to score 53.36% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.24% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)45.76% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.92% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)68.08% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.21% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)15.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.07% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)44.93% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.36% (0.00099999999999767 0)36.63% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.58% (0.0030000000000001 0)73.42% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 57.09%
    Sheffield Wednesday 20.28%
    Draw 22.62%
MiddlesbroughDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 10.67%
2-1 @ 9.9%
2-0 @ 9.85% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
3-1 @ 6.09% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 6.06% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 3.06%
4-1 @ 2.81%
4-0 @ 2.8% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 1.41%
5-1 @ 1.04%
5-0 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 57.09%
1-1 @ 10.72%
0-0 @ 5.78%
2-2 @ 4.97%
3-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 22.62%
0-1 @ 5.81%
1-2 @ 5.38% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 2.92%
1-3 @ 1.8% (0.0010000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 1.66%
0-3 @ 0.98%
Other @ 1.73%
Total : 20.28%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Sheff Weds

Middlesbrough
63.6%
Draw
18.2%
Sheffield Wednesday
18.2%
33
Head to Head
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')
Jul 22, 2020 7.30pm
rhs 2.0
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
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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