Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United prediction | 20 Mar 2027 | xGtoday


Middlesbrough
Ranking: #62 overall, #19 in England

74.4 → 76.2 (+1.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 10 Oct 26 Wolves (H) 75.0 0.0
2-3 13 Oct 26 Stoke City (A) 75.4 +0.4
2-2 17 Oct 26 Cardiff City (H) 75.7 +0.3
1-5 23 Oct 26 Bolton (A) 76.1 +0.4
3-0 31 Oct 26 Charlton (H) 76.2 +0.1
Sheffield United
Ranking: #208 overall, #29 in England

65.6 → 66.0 (+0.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 14 Oct 26 Portsmouth (A) 63.7 0.0
0-1 17 Oct 26 Bristol City (A) 64.3 +0.6
1-1 24 Oct 26 Derby (H) 65.1 +0.8
1-0 30 Oct 26 Wrexham (H) 65.3 +0.2
2-3 03 Nov 26 Preston (A) 66.0 +0.7

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United: by the numbers

Middlesbrough sit 146 places above Sheffield United in our European rankings, and 10 places above them in England.

Middlesbrough arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.8 rating points over their last 10 matches against Sheffield United's +0.4.

Last time these teams played, on 9 February 2026, Middlesbrough gained 0.6 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Middlesbrough have ever held is 76.2, first set on 31 October 2026.

Sheffield United first climbed to joint #44 in our European rankings on 27 February 2020.