Stoke City vs Middlesbrough

Stoke City

2 - 0

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Stoke City 18 · Middlesbrough 8

Referee Stats

John Busby

23 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	26%
Draws	9%
Away wins	65%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (62%).
Stoke City had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

41 / 36

Avg: 1.78 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.52

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

1.30

PPG

1.52

1.04

1.78

1.17

1.57

43%

O2.5

70%

30%

BTTS

74%

Score 1st

League-position context

Stoke City rank18th

Middlesbrough rank8th

Stoke City points56

Middlesbrough points69

Stoke City: #18 · 56 pts · GD -11

40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #8 · 69 pts · GD +9

27 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Stoke City last 5 home

W W D D L

Points8/15

Weighted index71

Goals10-6

Record2-2-1

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 last 5 away

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.570%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home57%

Stoke City clean sheet at home39%

Middlesbrough score away87%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first0%

Stoke City win after scoring first0%

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.04 vs 1.48

Stoke City concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough score away1.78 vs 1.20

Middlesbrough concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Stoke City score 30% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 49% above league average.

Defensive side: Stoke City are 2% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Stoke City goal timing (home)

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

Middlesbrough 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

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

313

530

Passes Accurate

217

418

Passes %

69%

79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	17
Home Wins	3
Draws	5
Away Wins	9
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (41.2%)
BTTS	7 (41.2%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (44.4%)
BTTS	4 (44.4%)

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

2026-2027 Season

13 Oct 2026 Stoke City vs Middlesbrough 2 - 3

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