Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction and Betting Tips | December 26th 2024 

Middlesbrough will host Sheffield Wednesday at Riverside on Boxing Day in another round of the 2024-25 EFL Championship campaign. The home side have had mixed results in recent games but remain hopeful of securing playoff football as they sit sixth in the league standings with 35 points from 22 matches.

They were held to a 3-3 draw by last-placed Plymouth Argyle in their last match falling behind three times and coming back to draw level on each occasion with Emmanuel Latte Lath scoring the final equalizer six minutes from normal time.

Sheffield Wednesday meanwhile have exceeded expectations this season and are now making a surprise push for the promotion playoffs. They picked up a hard-fought and thoroughly impressive 2-0 win over Stoke City in their last match with Josh Windass and Callum Paterson getting on the scoresheet in the second-half to secure the points for the 10-man Owls.

The visitors sit three points and three places behind their midweek opponents in the league table and will now be looking to continue their superb form when they head up north on Thursday.

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Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Historically, there have been 117 meetings between Middlesbrough and Wednesday. Both sides have won 49 games apiece in their previous matchups while their other 19 clashes have ended level.
• The hosts are undefeated in their last three games in this fixture.
• The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last six games in this fixture.
• Boro are the second-highest-scoring side in the English second-tier this season with a goal tally of 38.
• The Owls have conceded 30 goals in the Championship this season, the highest of any team in the top-half of the table.

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Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

Middlesbrough have won just one of their last four matches and two of their last six. They have however won three of their last four matches at the Riverside and will fancy their chances of a favourable outcome this week.

Wednesday are on a run of consecutive victories and have lost just one of their last seven outings. They have been brilliant on the road of late, winning their last three on the bounce but could see defeat against much better opponents this week.

Prediction: Middlesbrough 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

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Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Middlesbrough

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the last six matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of their last six matchups)