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Stoke City vs Middlesbrough

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🕒 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Adam Herczeg 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Stoke City 17 · Middlesbrough 5
Referee Stats
Adam Herczeg
23 matches · 1.04 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.04
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 43%
Draws 17%
Away wins 39%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (10-16).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (60%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28
Avg: 1.48 / 1.22

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 30
Avg: 1.63 / 1.25

Points

39
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
1.63
1.48
GF
1.63
1.22
GA
1.25
57%
O2.5
65%
61%
BTTS
65%
17%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Stoke City rank17th
Middlesbrough rank5th
Stoke City points55
Middlesbrough points80
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.
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.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals8-8
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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D D D D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals10-6
Record1-4-0
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 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home78%
Stoke City clean sheet at home26%
Middlesbrough score away78%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first17%
Stoke City win after scoring first75%
Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 25% · Middlesbrough 50%
Avg first goal minute: Stoke City 24.8' · Middlesbrough 16.0'

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.48 vs 1.40
Stoke City concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough score away1.63 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough concede away1.25 vs 1.40
Stoke City score 6% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 35% above league average.
Defensive side: Stoke City are 1% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% below 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)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
61-75 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
7
Total Shots
10
16
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
3
8
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
11
10
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
332
497
Passes Accurate
256
416
Passes %
77%
84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins3
Draws5
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals7 (41.2%)
BTTS7 (41.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS4 (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