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Middlesbrough v Sheffield United: head to head | Lineball
Middlesbrough edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 41 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Middlesbrough lead the head to head 17–15 (9 draws) from 41 meetings since 1956.
2026-27: Middlesbrough 8–2–5, Sheffield United 6–4–4. Middlesbrough have the better margin, +0.7 a game to +0.2.
Middlesbrough have won the last 2 against Sheffield United.
Last five: Middlesbrough 2 wins, Sheffield United 3.
Middlesbrough average more shots on target per game: 6.1 to 3.9.
Sheffield United average more saves per game: 2.8 to 1.9.
Middlesbrough average more goals per game: 2 to 1.4.
Middlesbrough’s biggest win in the rivalry: 6–0 in 1987-88, by 6.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1741 games · 9 drawn since 195615
10 Feb 2026 · Bramall Lane, SheffieldMiddlesbrough 2Sheffield United 1
30 Aug 2025 · Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 1Sheffield United 0
13 Feb 2025 · Bramall Lane, SheffieldMiddlesbrough 1Sheffield United 3
24 Oct 2024 · Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 1Sheffield United 0
14 Aug 2022 · Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 2Sheffield United 2
9 Mar 2022 · Bramall Lane, SheffieldMiddlesbrough 1Sheffield United 4
29 Sept 2021 · Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 2Sheffield United 0
14 Feb 2019 · Bramall Lane, SheffieldMiddlesbrough 0Sheffield United 1
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
230 totalScored per gameper game1.420 total
1.319 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better1.217 total