Middlesbrough vs Stoke City

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Stoke City

🕒 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2019-2020 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 14 · Stoke City 12

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

22 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	41%
Draws	32%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Stoke City outshot their opponent (7-12).
Stoke City controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 29

Avg: 0.87 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 32

Avg: 1.12 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.13

PPG

0.88

0.87

1.12

1.26

1.88

35%

O2.5

53%

48%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank14th

Stoke City rank12th

Middlesbrough points49

Stoke City points51

Middlesbrough: #14 · 49 pts · GD -9

22 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Stoke City: #12 · 51 pts · GD -3

20 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

L L L L D

Points1/15

Weighted index2

Goals4-12

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Stoke City last 5 away

W D L L D

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals6-11

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 52% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home26%

Stoke City score away53%

Stoke City clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Stoke City score first0%

Stoke City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Stoke City 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home0.87 vs 1.40

Middlesbrough concede at home1.26 vs 1.16

Stoke City score away1.12 vs 1.16

Stoke City concede away1.88 vs 1.40

Middlesbrough score 38% below league average, while Stoke City score 4% below league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 8% above league average at home, and Stoke City are 35% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Stoke City goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

319

460

Passes Accurate

217

362

Passes %

68%

79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	8
Draws	5
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (37.5%)
BTTS	6 (37.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

Middlesbrough vs Stoke City Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Jan 2026 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 1 - 2 30 Sep 2025 Middlesbrough vs Stoke City 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

25 Feb 2025 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3 28 Sep 2024 Middlesbrough vs Stoke City 2 - 0

2023-2024 Season

02 Mar 2024 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 2 - 0 28 Oct 2023 Middlesbrough vs Stoke City 0 - 2

2022-2023 Season

14 Mar 2023 Middlesbrough vs Stoke City 1 - 1 17 Aug 2022 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 2 - 2

2021-2022 Season

30 Apr 2022 Middlesbrough vs Stoke City 3 - 1 11 Dec 2021 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 0 - 0

2020-2021 Season

13 Mar 2021 Middlesbrough vs Stoke City 3 - 0 05 Dec 2020 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 1 - 0

2019-2020 Season

27 Jun 2020 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2 20 Dec 2019 Middlesbrough vs Stoke City 2 - 1

2018-2019 Season

19 Apr 2019 Middlesbrough vs Stoke City 1 - 0 03 Nov 2018 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 0 - 0