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- Middlesbrough have won significantly less corners away then at home.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Championship game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Blackpool. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Sheffield United form and stats
The total Championship results playing at home this season for Sheffield United are 4-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Sheffield United has won four games in a row. The Coventry City match was the last time out without a victory.
Happy days for Sheffield in their previous game, a Championship match away at Fulham (placed 2nd) that ended with a 1-0 victory. The striker Ndiaye was named "man of the match" for Sheffield with a rating of 7.45/10. Ndiaye scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Cardiff City with a 3-2 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sheffield handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, four draws and two defeats.
Sheffield United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bramall Lane with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Sheffield United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Middlesbrough form and stats
Playing away, Middlesbrough have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Championship this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Middlesbrough, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Blackpool (placed 13th) in the Championship last time out. Watmore came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Blackpool last time out, making the manager Wilder feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when Watmore scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Blackpool. Jones got a match rating of 8.24 in that game, top player of the team. Jones signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Middlesbrough secured a home win against Nottingham Forest with the score 2-0.We have checked recent matches where Middlesbrough have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were zero victories, two draws and five defeats.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Middlesbrough have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Middlesbrough - Sheffield 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Sheffield wins - draws - Middlesbrough wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Sharp 6 goals |   A. Šporar 6 goals |  M. Gibbs-White 5 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 28 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 44% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 40% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 24% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 16.1 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 24% | 27% |
| 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
- Middlesbrough have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 46 |
| 2 | Fulham | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 32 | 45 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 41 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 36 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -14 | 22 |
| 21 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
| 24 | Derby County | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
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