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Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

1
-FT
2
Feb 09, 2026
Bramall Lane

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Riley McGree
1
Goals
1
Assists
8.6
90'+2Yellow Card
Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
Sheffield United
80'Red Card
Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
77'Yellow Card
Middlesbrough
76'Yellow Card
Sheffield United
Goal!
1-2
Patrick Bamford
Patrick Bamford
73'·Sheffield United
⚽
69'Yellow Card
Middlesbrough
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
65'Yellow Card
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
Goal!
0-2
Riley McGree
Riley McGree
45'·Middlesbrough
⚽
Goal!
0-1
Tommy Conway
Tommy Conway
19'·Middlesbrough
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Sheffield United
Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
37%Ball Possession63%
13Shots Total19
5Shots On Target9
8Corners8
14Fouls11
3Yellow Cards2
2Offsides0
7Saves4
280Passes484
5Shots Off Target7
83Attacks98
63Dangerous Attacks68
9Shots Inside Box14
4Shots Outside Box5
1Goals2
11Free Kicks14
3Shots Blocked3
4Substitutions4
0Hit Woodwork1
17Tackles18
1Assists1
206Accurate Passes389
1Red Cards0
15Total Crosses23
3Accurate Crosses6
11Interceptions8
53Duels Won49
2Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.8
90'00-
36(58%)
-
-
7.5
90'012/2
31(81%)
1
1/4
7.0
90'000/2
22(76%)
6
10/16
7.0
90'102/3
19(50%)
-
7/16
6.8
90'00-
32(81%)
2
3/6
6.7
67'000/2
17(88%)
2
3/8
6.7
23'00-
10(80%)
2
5/7
6.7
6'00-
6(100%)
1
3/3
6.6
23'001/1
3(33%)
-
1/2
6.6
46'000/1
13(92%)
-
2/3
6.6
90'000/1
23(86%)
-
5/10
6.4
84'00-
27(59%)
3
5/7
6.3
67'000/1
12(67%)
1
3/6
6.3
90'00-
18(85%)
-
5/12
5.2
34'00-
11(82%)
-
0/2

Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • Middlesbrough moved from 2nd to 1st in the Championship (England) table with this result.(Into first place. Before kickoff: 2nd, 58 points from 30 matches. After: 1st, 61 points from 31 matches; 24 teams.)
  • Middlesbrough extended their winning run in the Championship (England) to 6 matches.(Run from 2026-01-04; league matches of this season only.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Sheffield United15W130397/157-5
Middlesbrough15W4406012/1511-6
Sheffield United — last 5 games
  1. L0-1 @ Charlton Athletic2026-01-17
  2. L0-1 @ Southampton2026-01-21
  3. W3-1 vs Ipswich Town2026-01-24
  4. D1-1 @ Millwall2026-01-31
  5. W3-1 vs Oxford United2026-02-03
Middlesbrough — last 5 games
  1. L1-3 @ Fulham2026-01-10
  2. W3-2 @ West Bromwich Albion2026-01-16
  3. W2-1 @ Stoke City2026-01-21
  4. W4-0 vs Preston North End2026-01-24
  5. W1-0 vs Norwich City2026-01-31
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Sheffield United153.5387%67%47%60%20%20%
Middlesbrough153.0773%67%47%53%27%27%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Sheffield UnitedHome861123-82.3888%38%
MiddlesbroughAway740312-111.7171%0%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Sheffield United1518-714-1444%73%7-6-2
Middlesbrough1515-613-1246%80%7-3-5
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
15
Period covered
2009-08-07 – 2025-08-30
Sheffield United wins
5
Draws
2
Middlesbrough wins
8
Avg goals per meeting
2.27
Over 2.5 goals
47%
Both teams scored
40%
Home side won
73%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 1D 3L (Sheffield United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.8 vs 2.27
Most recent meetings (5 of 15)
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-08-30Middlesbrough1-0Sheffield United
2025-02-12Sheffield United3-1Middlesbrough
2024-10-23Middlesbrough1-0Sheffield United
2023-02-15Sheffield United1-3Middlesbrough
2022-08-14Middlesbrough2-2Sheffield United
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 369 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Sheffield United1630390LLWDW11+5
Middlesbrough2305818WWWWW1+1
Table context
Points gap
19 ptsSheffield United 39 · Middlesbrough 58
Positions
#16 vs #2
Goals per game
1.43/1.43 vs 1.57/0.97scored/conceded per game · league average 1.28

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2025/2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
146+5295
···
346+1583
446+2680
546+2580
646+473
746+471
···
1146-264
1246062
1346060
1446-760
1546-1258
···
2446-600

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Championship
Middlesbrough
20 matches
8Wins6
4Draws8
8Losses6
30Goals27
1.50Goals per game1.35
27Goals conceded21
1.35Goals per game conceded1.05

Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (20 vs 20 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilitySheffield United 38% · X · Draw 27% · Middlesbrough 35%
1 · Home Win
38%
X · Draw
27%
2 · Away Win
35%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.31 vs 1.26
Projected Total: 2.57
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
52%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
28% / 27%
Sheffield United / Middlesbrough
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(12.6%)1 - 0(10.1%)0 - 1(9.6%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough — Head to Head

Match summary

Middlesbrough beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Middlesbrough (2nd, 58 pts) were 19 points ahead of Sheffield United (16th, 39 pts). Across 15 previous meetings on record, Sheffield United won 5 and Middlesbrough won 8, with 2 draws (2.27 goals per game).

Goals came from Patrick Bamford (73') for Sheffield United and Tommy Conway (19') and Riley McGree (45') for Middlesbrough.