Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on October 23rd, 2024

A football match between Middlesbrough and Sheffield United of the Championship will take place in England on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, at 19:00h (UTC), check the Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United will occur

The game is set to be played in the Riverside Stadium stadium, in the city of Middlesbrough, with a capacity for 34988 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.49 goals per match played.

Middlesbrough last match

Middlesbrough is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Bristol City in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 0-2. The eleven coached by M. Carrick played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

They were defeated despite having all the favoritism before the match. A lost match that was not in anyone's plans, a result that counted with odds of 5.50.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Luke Ayling, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

Sheffield United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Sheffield United, who used a 3-1-4-2 formation, faced the Leeds United team with a final score of 2-0.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 1.85.

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United h2h

Sheffield United was in 2nd place when they last went head-to-head in Championship against Middlesbrough, who was in 3rd place. Sheffield United formed a 3-5-2 arrangement while Middlesbrough took to the pitch with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 15-02-2023. The match was valid for the 2022/2023 season of the Championship, and it ended with a 1-3 win for Middlesbrough.

The performance of the Sheffield United team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Middlesbrough team.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

In this game, G. Kane and D. Williams will support A. Davies who will be in charge of the game on the football field.

Middlesbrough

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Middlesbrough, standing in 9th place with 14 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 4 wins, 4 losses and, 2 draws.

This means that Bristol City team, in 10th place, is close behind in the 11th round with the same score.

Middlesbrough occupies the middle of the league table in the England Championship and thus has no high aspirations or relegation concerns. However, the team will try to get a win by using the home factor to its advantage.

Middlesbrough analysis

Middlesbrough after 10 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 10 goals and conceded only 9 to opponents.

Middlesbrough team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the Championship that has been affecting the team's morale.

The Middlesbrough team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 57.4%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Middlesbrough

In this season, the individual highlight is Hayden Hackney that has dominated the offensive side. The Midfielder has already scored 2 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Middlesbrough achieved in several matches.

Historical data Middlesbrough

With 4 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Middlesbrough team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Sheffield United

Championship leaderboard now

The Sheffield United team with 19 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 6 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss.

The team has no disadvantage against Leeds United who occupies position 3 in the 11th round and has the same amount of points.

Sheffield United analysis

Currently, in the Championship, Sheffield United sums 12 goals for and a total of 5 goals against, after 10 rounds played.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Championship.

With Sheffield United having a balance of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws when playing away in the Championship, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Best goalscorer from Sheffield United

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Gustavo Hamer. The Midfielder has scored 4 times in this competition and helped Sheffield United avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Sheffield United has conceded 3 away goals in 5 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Sheffield United will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-3, something to take into consideration.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Taking into consideration that Sheffield United scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 6.35 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Middlesbrough is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.8 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Middlesbrough in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.1 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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