Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:45 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Sheffield Utd

Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield Utd — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: Robert Jones, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Middlesbrough 1 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 1W 3D 1L · Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L

Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7 / 7.6

Corners

against 4.67 / 4.2 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4 / 4.6

Shots on target

against 4.33 / 4.8 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.33 / 2.4

Cards

against 2.67 / 2.6 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 August 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 August 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7 for · 4.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	7.6 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	20.33 for · 11.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.6 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.33 for · 12.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	13.6 for · 14.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Robert Jones, England.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Assombalonga n 8	63.8	2.5 8/4	2.3 7/4	L. Clarke
A. Fletcher n 8	80.8	2.4 6/4	1.3 4/4	—
M. Tavernier n 6	47.5	2.2 3/3	1.3 3/1	—
M. Cranie n 8	18.1	1.9 3/0	0.6 1/0	—
G. Friend n 8	90	1.8 8/3	0.5 2/2	Enda Stevens

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Assombalonga n 8	63.8	3.7 8/7	1.1 5/1
A. Fletcher n 8	80.8	3.1 8/6	0.6 3/1
M. Bešić n 8	79.9	3.1 7/3	0.6 4/0
P. Bamford n 8	60	2.8 7/4	1.3 5/2
Martin Braithwaite n 8	70.5	2.6 8/5	1.3 5/3

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Adama Traoré n 8	83.1	0 0/0	0.7 3/2
Martin Braithwaite n 8	70.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
M. Tavernier n 6	47.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	63.8	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Daniel Ayala n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Clayton n 8	62.5	2 7/3
G. Leadbitter n 8	48.9	1.4 4/2
M. Bešić n 8	79.9	1.3 6/2
M. Cranie n 8	18.1	1.2 1/1
G. Friend n 8	90	1.1 6/1

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	2.6 5/4

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Sharp n 8	52.3	3 4/3	0.6 2/1	—
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	25.8	2.6 3/2	3.9 4/2	—
J. Wilson n 8	39.6	2.3 3/2	0.3 1/0	—
Enda Stevens n 8	90	1.9 7/4	0.8 4/1	G. Friend
L. Clarke n 8	90	1.9 5/5	0.4 2/1	B. Assombalonga

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Evans n 8	80.4	2.8 8/5	0.6 3/1
J. Wilson n 8	39.6	2.8 5/4	0.9 3/0
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	25.8	2.6 4/2	1.3 2/1
B. Woodburn n 3	23	2.6 1/1	0 0/0
L. Clarke n 8	90	2.3 8/6	1.6 7/4

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Clarke n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
J. Fleck n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
L. Evans n 8	80.4	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
M. Duffy n 8	54	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Lundstram n 8	67.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Basham n 8	89.6	1.6 7/4
Enda Stevens n 8	90	1.5 7/3
L. Evans n 8	80.4	1.4 4/3
G. Baldock n 8	72.6	1.4 4/2
D. Brooks n 8	43.8	1 4/0

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Blackman n 8	87.4	3.2 8/5
S. Moore n 8	74.8	2.3 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Sheffield Utd
41%	Possession	59%
13	Shots	16
5	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	7
3	Blocked shots	5
8	Shots inside the box	11
7	Corners	6
3	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	13
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
344	Passes	491
72%	Pass accuracy	80%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
R. Shotton	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	7.8
D. Fry	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.4
A. Flint	90	1	0	3	2	0	0	7.9
G. Friend	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.3
A. Clayton	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Martin Braithwaite	90	1	0	3	1	0	3	7.9
S. Downing	90	1	0	2	1	1	2	8
L. Wing	82	0	1	1	0	4	1	7.5
B. Assombalonga	78	0	0	2	0	1	0	6.3
J. Howson	71	0	0	2	1	1	0	7
P. McNair sub	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Fletcher sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Leadbitter sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6
G. Baldock	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
C. Basham	90	2	0	0	1	Y	6.4
J. Egan	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.8
J. O'Connell	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Enda Stevens	90	1	1	2	1	0	6.4
J. Fleck	90	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
L. Clarke	90	3	1	1	0	Y	6.3
L. Evans	82	4	1	1	0	Y	6.1
D. McGoldrick	69	3	1	0	1	0	6.7
J. Lundstram	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.4
B. Woodburn	45	0	0	3	1	0	7.1
M. Duffy	21	1	0	3	0	0	7.2
R. Leonard	8	0	0	0	1	0	6.8

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughWDLDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Middlesbrough 1 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 1 · 2 goals/game

2018-04-10 Sheffield Utd 2–1 Middlesbrough
2017-08-12 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#7 pos73 pts46 pl+8 GD

Sheffield Utd#2 pos89 pts46 pl+37 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.07

Sheffield Utd scored1.7

Middlesbrough conceded0.89

Sheffield Utd conceded0.89

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 2 meetings, Middlesbrough won 1, Sheffield Utd won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 1W 3D 1L; Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L.

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