Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough prediction | 26 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Sheffield United
Ranking: #263 overall, #37 in England

67.3 → 63.7 (-3.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 08 Sep Blackburn (A) 65.0 -0.6
0-1 13 Sep Wolves (H) 64.6 -0.4
2-1 19 Sep Stoke City (A) 64.4 -0.2
3-0 10 Oct Lincoln City (H) 63.7 -0.7
3-2 14 Oct Portsmouth (A) 63.7 0.0
Middlesbrough
Ranking: #69 overall, #20 in England

73.8 → 75.4 (+1.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-3 12 Sep Norwich City (H) 75.0 0.0
2-2 15 Sep Millwall (H) 74.5 -0.5
2-2 19 Sep Birmingham (A) 75.0 +0.5
1-0 10 Oct Wolves (H) 75.0 0.0
2-3 13 Oct Stoke City (A) 75.4 +0.4

Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough: by the numbers

Middlesbrough sit 194 places above Sheffield United in our European rankings, and 17 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Middlesbrough have moved +1.6 rating points, against -3.6 for Sheffield United.

Sheffield United lost 0.6 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 9 February 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Sheffield United have ever held is 78.0, first set on 29 December 2019.

Middlesbrough first climbed to #69 in our European rankings on 5 September 2026.