Championship fixture lowdown: Middlesbrough versus Stoke City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 28.Oct
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Middlesbrough have delivered 3 home wins so far, Stoke City have won 1 away. Who boosts their records after this one?

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stoke City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.

It's no vacation for neither Middlesbrough nor Stoke City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Middlesbrough have played 6 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Middlesbrough has won six games in a row. The Sheffield Wednesday match was the last time out without a victory.

It's back home for Middlesbrough, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Norwich City away with the result 2-1. Silvera and Greenwood found the net in that victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Carrick when Silvera scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute. Midfield player Crooks got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Crooks hit one key pass.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Birmingham City.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Middlesbrough matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats (from 9 games).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Middlesbrough as they are travelling to their away game against Exeter City in the Carabao Cup. That match is three days after this one.

Middlesbrough have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Stoke City form and stats

There's been little loot from Stoke City's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Championship. Stoke City only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.

Stoke City had fun at their own home (Riverside Stadium) last time out, beating Leeds United 1-0. Midfielder Burger was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Burger hit one key pass and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Sunderland.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Stoke City when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Stoke have conceded 10 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Middlesbrough have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (2-3-0) when facing Stoke City.

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityA. Cunha Vidigal
A. Cunha Vidigal
4 goals
MiddlesbroughR. McGree
R. McGree
3 goals
MiddlesbroughI. Jones
I. Jones
2 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Stoke City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 3 6 13
6 3 0 Won W 1 1 5
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
5 2 1 Lost L 2 4 7
19 6 1 Scored S 3 5 14
18 5 3 Conceded C 4 10 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 62%
54% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 38%
23% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 31%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 15%
54% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 38%
23% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
23% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 67% 46%
 
6.8 8 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.7 6.4
4.9 4.7 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 6.3 4.4
1.6 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.2 15.2 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.7 11.2 12.3
5.6 6.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.3 3
26% 15% 6% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 36% 36%
 
11.3 10.8 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.3 14.8 12.9
3.5 3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 6.7 5.2
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stoke City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Stoke City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leicester City 13 12 0 1 27 7 7 6 0 1 11 3 6 6 0 0 16 4 20 36
2 Ipswich Town 12 10 1 1 26 13 6 5 0 1 19 11 6 5 1 0 7 2 13 31
3 Leeds United 13 6 4 3 20 14 6 3 3 0 9 4 7 3 1 3 11 10 6 22
4 Preston North End 13 6 4 3 18 20 7 4 2 1 11 11 6 2 2 2 7 9 -2 22
5 Southampton 13 6 3 4 21 24 6 2 2 2 11 12 7 4 1 2 10 12 -3 21
6 West Bromwich Albion 13 5 5 3 20 14 7 4 2 1 11 6 6 1 3 2 9 8 6 20
7 Cardiff City 13 6 2 5 21 16 6 4 1 1 11 6 7 2 1 4 10 10 5 20
8 Hull City 13 5 5 3 19 16 6 1 4 1 8 7 7 4 1 2 11 9 3 20
9 Middlesbrough 13 6 2 5 19 18 6 3 1 2 6 5 7 3 1 3 13 13 1 20
10 Sunderland 13 6 1 6 21 15 6 3 0 3 10 8 7 3 1 3 11 7 6 19
11 Blackburn Rovers 13 6 1 6 20 22 6 3 0 3 8 11 7 3 1 3 12 11 -2 19
12 Bristol City 13 5 3 5 15 14 7 2 2 3 8 8 6 3 1 2 7 6 1 18
13 Birmingham City 13 5 3 5 15 14 7 4 2 1 11 6 6 1 1 4 4 8 1 18
14 Norwich City 13 5 2 6 24 24 7 4 0 3 11 9 6 1 2 3 13 15 0 17
15 Watford 13 4 4 5 16 16 7 3 2 2 11 6 6 1 2 3 5 10 0 16
16 Millwall 13 4 4 5 13 16 7 2 1 4 7 11 6 2 3 1 6 5 -3 16
17 Stoke City 13 5 1 7 14 18 7 4 0 3 9 8 6 1 1 4 5 10 -4 16
18 Plymouth Argyle 13 4 3 6 21 19 7 4 0 3 17 10 6 0 3 3 4 9 2 15
19 Swansea City 13 4 3 6 19 18 7 2 2 3 9 9 6 2 1 3 10 9 1 15
20 Coventry City 13 3 6 4 17 16 6 2 4 0 9 5 7 1 2 4 8 11 1 15
21 Huddersfield Town 13 3 5 5 13 23 7 2 2 3 7 13 6 1 3 2 6 10 -10 14
22 Rotherham United 12 2 3 7 12 22 6 2 2 2 9 8 6 0 1 5 3 14 -10 9
23 Queens Park Rangers 13 2 2 9 9 24 5 0 1 4 3 12 8 2 1 5 6 12 -15 8
24 Sheffield Wednesday 13 0 3 10 5 22 6 0 2 4 2 8 7 0 1 6 3 14 -17 3

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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 Leicester City 13 12 0 1 27 7 7 6 0 1 11 3 6 6 0 0 16 4 20 36
2 Ipswich Town 12 10 1 1 26 13 6 5 0 1 19 11 6 5 1 0 7 2 13 31
3 Leeds United 13 6 4 3 20 14 6 3 3 0 9 4 7 3 1 3 11 10 6 22
4 Preston North End 13 6 4 3 18 20 7 4 2 1 11 11 6 2 2 2 7 9 -2 22
5 Southampton 13 6 3 4 21 24 6 2 2 2 11 12 7 4 1 2 10 12 -3 21
6 West Bromwich Albion 13 5 5 3 20 14 7 4 2 1 11 6 6 1 3 2 9 8 6 20
7 Cardiff City 13 6 2 5 21 16 6 4 1 1 11 6 7 2 1 4 10 10 5 20
8 Hull City 13 5 5 3 19 16 6 1 4 1 8 7 7 4 1 2 11 9 3 20
9 Middlesbrough 13 6 2 5 19 18 6 3 1 2 6 5 7 3 1 3 13 13 1 20
10 Sunderland 13 6 1 6 21 15 6 3 0 3 10 8 7 3 1 3 11 7 6 19
11 Blackburn Rovers 13 6 1 6 20 22 6 3 0 3 8 11 7 3 1 3 12 11 -2 19
12 Bristol City 13 5 3 5 15 14 7 2 2 3 8 8 6 3 1 2 7 6 1 18
13 Birmingham City 13 5 3 5 15 14 7 4 2 1 11 6 6 1 1 4 4 8 1 18
14 Norwich City 13 5 2 6 24 24 7 4 0 3 11 9 6 1 2 3 13 15 0 17
15 Watford 13 4 4 5 16 16 7 3 2 2 11 6 6 1 2 3 5 10 0 16
16 Millwall 13 4 4 5 13 16 7 2 1 4 7 11 6 2 3 1 6 5 -3 16
17 Stoke City 13 5 1 7 14 18 7 4 0 3 9 8 6 1 1 4 5 10 -4 16
18 Plymouth Argyle 13 4 3 6 21 19 7 4 0 3 17 10 6 0 3 3 4 9 2 15
19 Swansea City 13 4 3 6 19 18 7 2 2 3 9 9 6 2 1 3 10 9 1 15
20 Coventry City 13 3 6 4 17 16 6 2 4 0 9 5 7 1 2 4 8 11 1 15
21 Huddersfield Town 13 3 5 5 13 23 7 2 2 3 7 13 6 1 3 2 6 10 -10 14
22 Rotherham United 12 2 3 7 12 22 6 2 2 2 9 8 6 0 1 5 3 14 -10 9
23 Queens Park Rangers 13 2 2 9 9 24 5 0 1 4 3 12 8 2 1 5 6 12 -15 8
24 Sheffield Wednesday 13 0 3 10 5 22 6 0 2 4 2 8 7 0 1 6 3 14 -17 3

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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.