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ChampionshipSaturday 30 August 2025 ·

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United result and stats

40%
test home win
1–0
full time
27%
draw
32%
test away win
Win probability: home 40%, draw 27%, away 32%

Match report

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Middlesbrough beat Sheffield United 1–0 at home in the Championship on Saturday 30 August 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Middlesbrough 40%, the draw 27% and Sheffield United 32%, so a home win had a 40% chance. The favourite result came in.

GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC

Match stats

MISU
15
Shots
8
6
On target
0
5
Corners
9
5
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
0
0
Half-time goals
0

Referee: L Smith

Recent form

Middlesbrough
W @ Norwich2–1 · 23 Aug
W @ Millwall3–0 · 16 Aug
W v Swansea1–0 · 9 Aug
L @ Coventry0–2 · 3 May
D v Norwich0–0 · 26 Apr
Sheffield United
L v Millwall0–1 · 23 Aug
L @ Swansea0–1 · 16 Aug
L v Bristol City1–4 · 9 Aug
D v Blackburn1–1 · 3 May
W @ Stoke2–0 · 25 Apr

Head to head

In 6 league meetings since 2021, Middlesbrough won 3, Sheffield United won 2 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 12 Feb 2025, finished Sheffield United 3–1 Middlesbrough, a win for Sheffield United.

Sheffield United 3–1 Middlesbrough12 Feb 2025
Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield United23 Oct 2024
Sheffield United 1–3 Middlesbrough15 Feb 2023
Middlesbrough 2–2 Sheffield United14 Aug 2022
Sheffield United 4–1 Middlesbrough8 Mar 2022
Middlesbrough 2–0 Sheffield United28 Sep 2021

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