Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday match stats & report

3–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 23 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Ref A. Backhouse

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Middlesbrough drew with Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 in the Championship on 26 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.29–1.80. Middlesbrough had 57% of the ball.

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday match statistics

MiddlesbroughSheffield Wednesday

57% Ball possession 43%
1.29 Expected goals (xG) 1.80
7 Total shots 15
4 Shots on target 5
1 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 4
4 Shots inside the box 11
1 Corners 9
11 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
531 Passes 394
88% Pass accuracy 80%
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

5' Goal B. Doak (assist F. Azaz) Middlesbrough
15' Goal F. Azaz (assist Neto Borges) Middlesbrough
30' Goal F. Azaz Middlesbrough
39' Yellow card R. van den Berg Middlesbrough
47' Goal S. Ingelsson (assist S. Charles) Sheffield Wednesday
54' Goal J. Windass Sheffield Wednesday
55' Yellow card R. van den Berg Middlesbrough
55' Red card R. van den Berg Middlesbrough
61' Goal Y. Valery (assist S. Charles) Sheffield Wednesday
71' Yellow card Y. Valery Sheffield Wednesday
78' Yellow card D. Gassama Sheffield Wednesday

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 M. Carrick

31 S. Brynn

30 Neto Borges 3 R. van den Berg 6 D. Fry 15 A. Dijksteel

7 H. Hackney 4 D. Barlaser

10 D. Burgzorg 20 F. Azaz 50 B. Doak

22 T. Conway

Bench E. Latte Lath , M. Clarke , Tom Glover , I. Jones , L. Engel , Law McCabe , A. Gilbert , R. McGree , M. Hamilton

Sheffield Wednesday

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 D. Röhl

1 J. Beadle

3 M. Lowe 33 G. Otegbayo 6 D. Iorfa

18 M. Johnson 10 B. Bannan 44 S. Charles 27 Y. Valery

41 D. Gassama 11 J. Windass

9 J. Lowe

Bench S. Ingelsson , N. Chalobah , Pol Valentín , M. Smith , I. Ugbo , O. Kobacki , Callum Paterson , P. Charles , C. McNeill

Form guide

Middlesbrough at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Wednesday away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Apr 24	Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday	2–0
19 Sep 23	Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough	1–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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