Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough

12 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 32’
Ben Brereton Díaz 75’
Anel Ahmedhodžić 87’

Delano Burgzorg 45’ (pen)

Match summary

Sheffield United saw off Middlesbrough 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi put Sheffield United ahead in the 32nd minute and Delano Burgzorg equalised from the penalty spot in the 45th minute. In the second half, Ben Brereton Díaz put Sheffield United back in front in the 75th minute and Anel Ahmedhodžić made it 3-1 with a header in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 2.63 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Middlesbrough's 1.27 from 10.

Match stats

18 Shots 10

9 Shots on Target 4

10 Corners 4

2 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

2.63 xG 1.29

2.63 Non-penalty xG 0.50

Key events

Sheffield United Middlesbrough

Kick-off

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

1-0

32’

45’

Delano Burgzorg
Penalty

1-1

Half-time1-1

Ben Brereton Díaz

2-1

75’

Anel Ahmedhodžić

3-1

87’

Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sheffield United

Michael Cooper
Jack Robinson

Middlesbrough

Luke Ayling
George Edmundson
Finn Azaz

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Sheffield United 2.63 xGMiddlesbrough 1.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Middlesbrough attacking Sheffield United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players14 players


Michael Cooper	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Clarke	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anel Ahmedhodžić	90′	1	–	2	0.26	–	–	–
Jack Robinson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harrison Burrows Taken off	90′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–	–
Sydie Peck Taken off	90′	–	–	3	0.16	–	–	–
Vinícius Souza	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Taken off	67′	1	–	4	0.60	–	–	–
Callum O'Hare	90′	–	–	3	0.29	–	–	–
Gustavo Hamer Taken off	82′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Thomas Cannon Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Tyrese Campbell Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	1	0.55	–	–	–
Ben Brereton Díaz Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	1	0.63	–	–	–
Sam McCallum Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Mark Travers	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Ayling	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–
Rav van den Berg	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
George Edmundson	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–
Ryan Giles	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aidan Morris Taken off	89′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hayden Hackney	90′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Samuel Iling Junior Taken off	73′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Finn Azaz Taken off	55′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Delano Burgzorg	90′	1	–	3	0.98	–	–	–
Kelechi Iheanacho Taken off	73′	–	–	3	0.08	–	–	–
Daniel Barlaser Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Morgan Whittaker Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tommy Conway Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marcus Forss Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 43% Avg odds 2.23

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39

Middlesbrough win 29% Avg odds 3.25

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sheffield United W W L W W

Middlesbrough D L W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United, 23 Oct 24 Next meeting: Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United, 30 Aug 25 All Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.