Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:00 GMT · Riverside Stadium

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

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Sheffield Wednesday

Middlesbrough 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday — Sheffield Wednesday won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

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

Middlesbrough 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday (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

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Goals

against 1.13 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 5.75

Corners

against 7.25 / 8.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.63 / 2

Shots on target

against 4.38 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.25 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.25 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 December 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 Wednesday for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.88 for · 7.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 8.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	12.13 for · 14.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.5 for · 13.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.13 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 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
A. Fletcher n 8	15.1	3 1/1	0.7 1/0	—
L. Wing n 8	35	2.6 4/1	0.3 1/0	—
J. Hugill n 8	75.6	2.4 7/6	1.9 7/5	—
M. Tavernier n 8	48.1	2.3 4/4	1.4 4/1	—
R. Gestede n 8	49.5	2 6/2	0.9 3/1	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 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. Wing n 8	35	3.2 6/2	1 2/1
J. Hugill n 8	75.6	3 7/5	1.2 5/2
B. Assombalonga n 8	52	2.6 6/3	0.9 2/1
Martin Braithwaite n 8	57.8	2.5 8/4	0.6 3/0
R. Gestede n 8	49.5	2.5 5/3	1.1 2/2

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Tavernier n 8	48.1	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Hugill n 8	75.6	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
R. Gestede n 8	49.5	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
D. Fry n 8	86.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
P. McNair n 8	39.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Bešić n 8	65	2.3 6/5
P. McNair n 8	39.9	2.3 4/3
L. Wing n 8	35	2.3 4/2
A. Clayton n 8	84.4	1.3 4/3
G. Saville n 8	52.5	1.3 4/2

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	3.2 5/5

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 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
A. Nuhiu n 8	58.4	3.7 7/7	0.4 1/1	—
Lucas João n 8	60.8	2.6 6/4	1.1 5/1	—
M. Penney n 8	55.4	2.4 7/4	1.4 5/2	—
J. Pelupessy n 8	88.4	1.7 7/4	0.8 3/2	—
M. Hector n 8	90	1.6 7/5	0.4 3/0	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Fletcher n 8	55.1	3.5 7/4	1 3/2
Lucas João n 8	60.8	3.3 8/6	0.9 3/1
F. Forestieri n 8	60	2.3 4/3	0.9 3/1
A. Reach n 8	90	2.1 8/6	0.6 4/1
Marco Matias n 8	55.6	2 5/4	1 4/1

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lucas João n 8	60.8	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
J. Onomah n 8	68.9	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
F. Forestieri n 8	60	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Marco Matias n 8	55.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
A. Reach n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Forestieri n 8	60	3.2 6/5
A. Baker n 8	86.1	2.5 7/5
G. Boyd n 8	58.6	2.5 5/4
M. Hector n 8	90	2 7/5
J. Thorniley n 8	66.4	2 4/3

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Dawson n 8	90	2.6 5/3
K. Westwood n 8	90	2.3 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Sheffield Wednesday
55%	Possession	45%
12	Shots	4
3	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	1
2	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	3
5	Corners	1
0	Offsides	4
13	Fouls	12
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
484	Passes	408
83%	Pass accuracy	76%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Daniel Ayala	90	1	1	0	1	Y	7.1
A. Flint	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
P. McNair	90	1	0	1	1	Y	6.5
M. Bešić	90	2	0	3	1	0	7.7
G. Friend	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
S. Downing	90	1	1	2	0	0	7.1
B. Assombalonga	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.4
J. Howson	78	1	0	0	0	0	6.4
A. Clayton	68	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
D. Fry	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Hugill sub	45	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
M. Tavernier sub	22	2	1	0	0	0	6.5
L. Wing sub	12	1	0	0	1	0	7

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Westwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
L. Palmer	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7.1
T. Lees	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Hector	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Fox	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7
Marco Matias	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
A. Reach	90	1	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.7
B. Bannan	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
S. Fletcher	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.6
S. Hutchinson	73	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
J. Onomah	52	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
G. Boyd	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Pelupessy	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Lucas João	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

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 Wednesday — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughLDLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Sheffield WednesdayWLDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Middlesbrough 2 · 1 draw · Sheffield Wednesday 0 · 2 goals/game

2018-10-19 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Middlesbrough
2018-01-30 Middlesbrough 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2017-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#7 pos73 pts46 pl+8 GD

Sheffield Wednesday#12 pos64 pts46 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.07

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.3

Middlesbrough conceded0.89

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.35

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Frequently asked questions

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

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