Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Utd — xTears 8.48 (30/08/25)

Middlesbrough won 1-0 against Sheffield Utd on 30 August 2025 during Matchday 4 of EFL Championship, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 8.48 xTears.

Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Middlesbrough still ran through T. Conway at 64' goal (+1.77 xT) and G. Hamer at 62' yellow card (+0.92 xT).

The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Middlesbrough punished better without fully owning the emotional volume.