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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
1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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