Sheffield Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough — xTears 13.73 (09/02/26)

Middlesbrough won 1-2 against Sheffield Utd on 9 February 2026 during Matchday 31 of EFL Championship, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 13.73 xTears.

Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Middlesbrough still ran through T. Conway 19' goal (+1.41 xT) and J. Rothwell 80' red card (+1.75 xT).

The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Middlesbrough punished better without fully owning the emotional volume. The match lost its cool with 5 yellows and 1 red.