Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Utd
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: A. Clayton 7.7 · C. Christie 7.6 · R. Stearman 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections03:5112 August 2017: the Championship matchday 2 match ended Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Utd.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Middlesbrough scored first, in the 20th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 20' R. Gestede → 1-0.
Yellow cards: Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield Utd 1.
Statistical comparison
Shots 15-7 (2-3 on target); possession 49%-51%; corners 4-3; pass accuracy 79%-77%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 0-0 in the second.
Standout players
A. Clayton was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.7 in 90 minutes: 2 key passes, won 5 of 8 duels.
R. Stearman was Sheffield Utd's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 90 minutes: 1 shot on target, won 9 of 10 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd (Championship matchday 2, 12 August 2017) finished 1-0. Goals: R. Gestede 20'. Match stats: possession Middlesbrough 49%, Sheffield Utd 51%; shots on target 2-3.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.