Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United prediction and preview

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United

Championship · Saturday 20 March 2027, 15:00 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough · Sheffield United · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough host Sheffield United in the Championship on Saturday 20 March 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough go into the round 2nd, on 28 points from 14 games, while Sheffield United go into the round 9th, on 22 points from 14 games.

Middlesbrough have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Sheffield United have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Middlesbrough have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Sheffield United average 1.8 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Middlesbrough won 6, 1 game was drawn and Sheffield United won 3. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 9 Feb 2026, ended Sheffield United 1-2 Middlesbrough.