Middlesbrough vs Stoke City

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🕒 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ David Webb 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Stoke City 17
Referee Stats
24 matches · 1.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 4%
Home wins 38%
Draws 38%
Away wins 25%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 0-0.
  • Stoke City outshot their opponent (12-18).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.74 / 1.22

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
0.96
1.42
GF
0.74
0.75
GA
1.22
43%
O2.5
30%
48%
BTTS
26%
22%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Stoke City rank17th
Middlesbrough points80
Stoke City points55
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Stoke City: #17 · 55 pts · GD -5
29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Stoke City last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals1-11
Record0-0-5
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.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS26%
BTTS + O2.517%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Stoke City score away48%
Stoke City clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Stoke City score first0%
Stoke City win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Stoke City 17%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Stoke City —

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Stoke City score away0.74 vs 1.20
Stoke City concede away1.22 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Stoke City score 39% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
12
18
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
3
7
Shots Inside Box
7
10
Shots Outside Box
5
8
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
5
8
Fouls
8
5
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
489
384
Passes Accurate
422
324
Passes %
86%
84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins9
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals7 (41.2%)
BTTS7 (41.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

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