Middlesbrough 3-0 Sheffield Utd
Championship · Matchweek 4Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: S. Downing 8.0 · A. Flint 7.9 · M. Braithwaite 7.9
Match analysis
5 sections15:407 August 2018: the Championship matchday 4 match ended Middlesbrough 3-0 Sheffield Utd.
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Result and story of the match
It was 3-0 at half-time. Middlesbrough scored first, in the 7th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 7' M. Braithwaite, assisted by D. Fry → 1-0; 18' A. Flint, assisted by L. Wing → 2-0; 25' S. Downing, assisted by R. Shotton → 3-0.
Yellow cards: Middlesbrough 0, Sheffield Utd 3.
Statistical comparison
Shots 13-16 (5-4 on target); possession 41%-59%; corners 7-6; pass accuracy 72%-80%.
Goals by half: 3-0 in the first, 0-0 in the second.
Standout players
S. Downing was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 8.0 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 1 shot on target, 1 key pass, 2 tackles, won 6 of 7 duels.
M. Duffy was Sheffield Utd's highest-rated player at 7.2 in 21 minutes: 3 key passes.
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 beat Sheffield Utd 3-0 in the Championship matchday 4 on 7 August 2018. Goals: M. Braithwaite 7', A. Flint 18', S. Downing 25'. Match stats: possession Middlesbrough 41%, Sheffield Utd 59%; shots on target 5-4.
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.