This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Middlesbrough holding 20th place and Stoke City lying 22nd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Middlesbrough form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Middlesbrough at their home stadium (Riverside) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Middlesbrough bring valid hopes of a third.
The fans are hoping that Middlesbrough will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Championship game against Swansea City (placed 10th). Before that, Middlesbrough played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Nottingham Forest.
Middlesbrough have scored 9 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Middlesbrough have conceded only 10 goals.
Stoke City form and stats
Stoke City have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-1-7 (10 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Stoke City are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
214 minutes! That's how long the Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Stoke City delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Reading (placed 18th) in their previous match; a Championship game. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Luton Town.
Stoke City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stoke City have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Middlesbrough 2 wins, 2 draws and Stoke City 2 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
B. Assombalonga
5 goals
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S. Clucas
5 goals
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P. McNair
3 goals
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Middlesbrough missing players
Stoke City missing players
| Middlesbrough | Stoke City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 31 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 55% | 36% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 77% |
| 36% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 32% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 30% | 23% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 9% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 27% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 36% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 264 | 143 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 101 | 271 |
| 72 | 39 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 32 | 78 |
| 26% | 23% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 31% | 31% |
- Middlesbrough has the fewest scored goals (19)
- Middlesbrough has the fewest scored goals (9) at home
- Stoke City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 47 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Fulham | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Hull City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | Derby County | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 18 | Reading | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 20 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
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