Championship match preview and statistics: Middlesbrough fight Stoke City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Middlesbrough - Stoke City latest:

Insights:
  • Stoke City have the most clean sheets (9) away in Championship

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Middlesbrough form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Middlesbrough have managed 8 wins, 3 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 17 games.

Middlesbrough are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Swansea City. In the game before, an away victory match versus Coventry City with a 2-1 scoreline.

Heartbreak for Middlesbrough in their last match as Swansea City's A. Ayew scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

This is expected to be a close game, with Middlesbrough perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Middlesbrough as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Middlesbrough has won three of these, drawn five and lost five.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Preston North End in only three days. This game is also played here at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Stoke City form and stats

4 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Stoke City, who have the most clean sheets (9) away in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. O'Neill, the Stoke manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Stoke won their last game, 2-0 versus Wycombe Wanderers played at home. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Swansea City.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Stoke in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Stoke City, three draws and nine defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Stoke now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Cardiff City is waiting in only three days.

The attacking power of Stoke when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 17 league matches away. As opposed to that, Stoke City have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Stoke City - Middlesbrough 1-0. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Middlesbrough, two draws and three wins for Stoke City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityN. Powell
N. Powell
11 goals
Stoke CityS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
8 goals
MiddlesbroughD. Watmore
D. Watmore
6 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Stoke City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 17 35
14 8 2 Won W 2 4 12
8 3 0 Drew D 3 8 12
13 6 2 Lost L 0 5 11
41 20 5 Scored S 4 16 41
38 18 4 Conceded C 1 18 39
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 71% 83%
66% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 59% 63%
49% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 37%
14% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 20%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 17%
49% 41% 25% BTTS BTTS 20% 35% 43%
31% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 80% 53% 46%
31% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 41% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.8
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11.4 11.8 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.5 10.1
3 3.6 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.3 2.9
39% 33% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 41% 41%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Stoke City have the most clean sheets (9) away in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 35 23 7 5 51 25 18 12 5 1 26 9 17 11 2 4 25 16 26 76
2 Watford 35 19 9 7 46 24 18 14 2 2 35 12 17 5 7 5 11 12 22 66
3 Swansea City 33 19 8 6 43 24 18 11 5 2 23 10 15 8 3 4 20 14 19 65
4 Brentford 34 18 9 7 61 36 17 10 5 2 34 18 17 8 4 5 27 18 25 63
5 Reading 35 18 6 11 49 37 18 11 0 7 28 20 17 7 6 4 21 17 12 60
6 Barnsley 34 17 6 11 42 37 17 10 3 4 23 17 17 7 3 7 19 20 5 57
7 AFC Bournemouth 35 15 11 9 50 34 17 10 3 4 28 16 18 5 8 5 22 18 16 56
8 Cardiff City 35 15 9 11 53 35 17 7 3 7 31 19 18 8 6 4 22 16 18 54
9 Middlesbrough 35 14 8 13 41 38 17 8 3 6 20 18 18 6 5 7 21 20 3 50
10 Stoke City 35 12 12 11 41 39 18 8 4 6 25 21 17 4 8 5 16 18 2 48
11 Millwall 35 10 16 9 34 33 18 4 10 4 17 16 17 6 6 5 17 17 1 46
12 Bristol City 35 14 3 18 36 48 18 7 2 9 15 20 17 7 1 9 21 28 -12 45
13 Preston North End 35 13 5 17 39 45 18 5 4 9 15 17 17 8 1 8 24 28 -6 44
14 Luton Town 34 12 8 14 28 40 16 6 6 4 20 19 18 6 2 10 8 21 -12 44
15 Blackburn Rovers 34 12 7 15 48 39 16 6 5 5 24 19 18 6 2 10 24 20 9 43
16 Queens Park Rangers 33 11 10 12 34 39 16 6 4 6 17 19 17 5 6 6 17 20 -5 43
17 Nottingham Forest 35 10 10 15 28 34 17 5 6 6 15 15 18 5 4 9 13 19 -6 40
18 Huddersfield Town 35 10 8 17 39 51 18 8 4 6 25 18 17 2 4 11 14 33 -12 38
19 Derby County 34 10 8 16 25 38 17 5 5 7 12 17 17 5 3 9 13 21 -13 38
20 Coventry City 35 9 11 15 32 46 18 7 6 5 19 19 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 38
21 Birmingham City 35 8 11 16 26 43 17 3 3 11 12 28 18 5 8 5 14 15 -17 35
22 Rotherham United 32 9 5 18 35 43 16 4 3 9 20 22 16 5 2 9 15 21 -8 32
23 Sheffield Wednesday 34 9 7 18 24 43 16 6 5 5 13 11 18 3 2 13 11 32 -19 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 34 5 8 21 23 57 17 3 5 9 10 21 17 2 3 12 13 36 -34 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 35 23 7 5 51 25 18 12 5 1 26 9 17 11 2 4 25 16 26 76
2 Watford 35 19 9 7 46 24 18 14 2 2 35 12 17 5 7 5 11 12 22 66
3 Swansea City 33 19 8 6 43 24 18 11 5 2 23 10 15 8 3 4 20 14 19 65
4 Brentford 34 18 9 7 61 36 17 10 5 2 34 18 17 8 4 5 27 18 25 63
5 Reading 35 18 6 11 49 37 18 11 0 7 28 20 17 7 6 4 21 17 12 60
6 Barnsley 34 17 6 11 42 37 17 10 3 4 23 17 17 7 3 7 19 20 5 57
7 AFC Bournemouth 35 15 11 9 50 34 17 10 3 4 28 16 18 5 8 5 22 18 16 56
8 Cardiff City 35 15 9 11 53 35 17 7 3 7 31 19 18 8 6 4 22 16 18 54
9 Middlesbrough 35 14 8 13 41 38 17 8 3 6 20 18 18 6 5 7 21 20 3 50
10 Stoke City 35 12 12 11 41 39 18 8 4 6 25 21 17 4 8 5 16 18 2 48
11 Millwall 35 10 16 9 34 33 18 4 10 4 17 16 17 6 6 5 17 17 1 46
12 Bristol City 35 14 3 18 36 48 18 7 2 9 15 20 17 7 1 9 21 28 -12 45
13 Preston North End 35 13 5 17 39 45 18 5 4 9 15 17 17 8 1 8 24 28 -6 44
14 Luton Town 34 12 8 14 28 40 16 6 6 4 20 19 18 6 2 10 8 21 -12 44
15 Blackburn Rovers 34 12 7 15 48 39 16 6 5 5 24 19 18 6 2 10 24 20 9 43
16 Queens Park Rangers 33 11 10 12 34 39 16 6 4 6 17 19 17 5 6 6 17 20 -5 43
17 Nottingham Forest 35 10 10 15 28 34 17 5 6 6 15 15 18 5 4 9 13 19 -6 40
18 Huddersfield Town 35 10 8 17 39 51 18 8 4 6 25 18 17 2 4 11 14 33 -12 38
19 Derby County 34 10 8 16 25 38 17 5 5 7 12 17 17 5 3 9 13 21 -13 38
20 Coventry City 35 9 11 15 32 46 18 7 6 5 19 19 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 38
21 Birmingham City 35 8 11 16 26 43 17 3 3 11 12 28 18 5 8 5 14 15 -17 35
22 Rotherham United 32 9 5 18 35 43 16 4 3 9 20 22 16 5 2 9 15 21 -8 32
23 Sheffield Wednesday 34 9 7 18 24 43 16 6 5 5 13 11 18 3 2 13 11 32 -19 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 34 5 8 21 23 57 17 3 5 9 10 21 17 2 3 12 13 36 -34 23

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.