Match Centre: Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough
Rak-Sakyi 32′Díaz 75′Ahmedhodzic 87′
Burgzorg 45′ (p)
Player of the match Anel Ahmedhodzic 8.1
GolVolt rating 7.7GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Title race, plenty of chances.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 79′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 6.5 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Díaz scored the winner.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 3.1 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Title race. Stakes: 9.2 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances. Quality of play: 9.1 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 7.7more watchable than 77% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 32' Goal: Jesurun Rak-SakyiSheffield United1:0
- 34' Finn Azazyellow card
- 43' George Edmundsonyellow card
- 43' Jack Robinsonyellow card
- 44' Michael Cooperyellow card
- 45' Goal: Delano Burgzorgpenalty1:1
- Half-time · 1:1
- 46' SubstitutionCampbell for Cannon
- 55' SubstitutionBarlaser for Azaz
- 67' SubstitutionDíaz for Rak-Sakyi
- 73' 2 substitutionsConway for IheanachoWhittaker for Iling-Junior
- 73' Luke Aylingyellow card
- 75' Goal: Ben Brereton Díazassist: Peck2:1
- 82' SubstitutionMcCallum for Hamer
- 87' Goal: Anel Ahmedhodzicassist: Burrows3:1
- 89' SubstitutionForss for Morris
- 90' 2 substitutionsChoudhury for PeckDavies for Burrows
- Full-time · 3:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Sheffield United
- 31 Luke Faxon GK —
- 3 Sam McCallum DEF on
- 5 Rob Holding DEF —
- 22 Tom Davies MID on
- 24 Hamza Choudhury MID on
- 35 Andre Brooks MID —
- 7 Rhian Brewster ATT —
- 20 Ben Brereton Díaz ATT on
- 23 Tyrese Campbell ATT on
Middlesbrough
- 23 Tom Glover GK —
- 6 Dael Fry DEF —
- 30 Neto Borges DEF —
- 46 Josh Dede DEF —
- 4 Dan Barlaser MID on
- 49 Law McCabe MID —
- 11 Morgan Whittaker ATT on
- 21 Marcus Forss ATT on
- 22 Tommy Conway ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Sheffield United Anel Ahmedhodzic
- 2. place · Sheffield United Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
- 3. place · Middlesbrough Delano Burgzorg
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