Who would win if they met today?
Match averages
Biggest wins
All meetings (30)
By venue
Competitions faced in
English Football League Championship
English Football League Cup
English Premier League
FA Cup
Year-by-year
| Year | Middles… | D | Sunderl… |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
About this head-to-head
Middlesbrough and Sunderland have met 30 times on record. Middlesbrough lead with 12 wins, Sunderland have won 9 times and the two clubs have drawn 9 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 13 October 1996.
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Across their recorded meetings, Middlesbrough have found the net 42 times against Sunderland, while Sunderland have scored 32 times in reply — a combined 74 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 03 February 2025, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 1996. Follow every upcoming Middlesbrough versus Sunderland clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.