Stoke CityStoke City vs Middlesbrough — Championship
2-3
Middlesbroughbet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent
Going into the match, Stoke City had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Middlesbrough had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in 10, scoring 1.9. The sides have met 1 time in our records: 1 drawn. Stoke City are 6th in the Championship on 19 points; Middlesbrough are 3rd on 22.
Match report
Home form going in: Stoke City
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (W W W D W). 1.5 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 1-2 at Bolton · 10 Oct 2026
- W 2-1 vs Sheffield Utd · 19 Sept 2026
- W 1-2 at Watford · 12 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Cardiff · 8 Sept 2026
- W 4-0 vs Charlton · 5 Sept 2026
- W 1-0 vs Norwich · 1 Sept 2026
Away form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (W D D W W). 1.9 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Wolves · 10 Oct 2026
- D 2-2 at Birmingham · 19 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 vs Millwall · 15 Sept 2026
- W 4-3 vs Norwich · 12 Sept 2026
- W 0-1 at QPR · 5 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Burnley · 2 Sept 2026
Head-to-head: Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 0-0 Stoke City · 30 Sept 2025 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 48' Normal Goal — C. Brittain (Middlesbrough)
- 50' Own Goal — Neto Borges (Stoke City)
- 73' Normal Goal — W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough)
- 85' Normal Goal — R. Bozenik (Stoke City)
- 90' Normal Goal — Neto Borges (Middlesbrough)
Match statistics
| Stoke City | Metric | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 3 |
| 34 | Ball possession | 66 |
| 0.65 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.57 |
| 8 | Total shots | 20 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 5 | Attempts inside box | 16 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 297 | Total passes | 594 |
| 223 | Accurate passes | 524 |
| 75 | Pass accuracy | 88 |
| 7 | Key passes | 15 |
| 83 | Duels | 85 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |