Stoke City vs Middlesbrough match guide

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

The table shows that 5 points divide the pair of rivals in this Championship fixture. Stoke City have both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Middlesbrough have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Both sides have had plentiful rest since their previous match. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic match!

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Bet365 Stadium. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games.

Stoke City enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Queens Park Rangers's place. The match ended 2-0 with Tyrese Campbell and Mario Vrančić scoring. Adam Davies loved the game against Queens Park Rangers. With a stunning nine saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory. The goalie Adam Davies was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 10.0 out of ten. Davies saved a penalty, stopped the opponent with nine saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the home loss against Blackburn Rovers with the scoreline 0-1.

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

Stoke have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bet365 Stadium with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Stoke are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bet365 Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

The supporters enjoyed Middlesbrough's previous game versus Swansea City (placed 14th), a Championship 1-0 win played at home. Isaiah Jones got a match rating of 8.22 in that game, top player of the team. Jones scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Huddersfield Town at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Middlesbrough in our archives, and the results are: eight wins for Middlesbrough, four draws and five defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Middlesbrough have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous ten meetings between these two sides are: three wins for Stoke, two draws and five wins for Middlesbrough. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

StokeN. Powell
N. Powell
5 goals
Stoke CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
5 goals
MiddlesbroughM. Crooks
M. Crooks
4 goals

Stoke City missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Middlesbrough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
10 6 2 Won W 0 3 8
4 2 0 Drew D 2 3 5
7 2 0 Lost L 1 4 8
26 15 3 Scored S 2 9 24
21 9 1 Conceded C 4 11 23
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
62% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 86%
38% 30% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 29%
14% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 10%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
43% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 48%
38% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 33%
24% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 24%
 
5.4 5.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 5.6
5.7 5.4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5 4.3
2.4 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.2 2.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.6 10.8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 11.1 12.1
4.2 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 4.1 4.4
30% 33% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 22% 26%
 
10.7 10 8 Shots against (avg) S A 13 11.2 10
3.1 2.9 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.4 3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Fulham 21 13 5 3 50 17 11 7 3 1 24 7 10 6 2 2 26 10 33 44
2 AFC Bournemouth 21 12 7 2 37 17 10 6 3 1 23 11 11 6 4 1 14 6 20 43
3 West Bromwich Albion 21 10 7 4 29 17 10 6 4 0 16 5 11 4 3 4 13 12 12 37
4 Blackburn Rovers 21 10 6 5 35 27 11 7 2 2 24 16 10 3 4 3 11 11 8 36
5 Queens Park Rangers 21 10 5 6 33 27 11 6 3 2 16 10 10 4 2 4 17 17 6 35
6 Stoke City 21 10 4 7 26 21 10 6 2 2 15 9 11 4 2 5 11 12 5 34
7 Coventry City 21 9 6 6 28 25 11 7 2 2 20 10 10 2 4 4 8 15 3 33
8 Millwall 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 5 4 2 14 11 10 2 5 3 9 11 1 30
9 Middlesbrough 21 8 5 8 24 23 11 5 2 4 15 12 10 3 3 4 9 11 1 29
10 Sheffield United 21 8 5 8 28 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 11 4 3 4 13 17 0 29
11 Huddersfield Town 21 8 5 8 24 24 10 6 1 3 14 11 11 2 4 5 10 13 0 29
12 Luton Town 21 7 7 7 30 26 10 4 3 3 16 12 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 28
13 Nottingham Forest 21 7 7 7 26 23 11 3 3 5 12 15 10 4 4 2 14 8 3 28
14 Swansea City 21 7 6 8 25 27 10 4 4 2 13 8 11 3 2 6 12 19 -2 27
15 Blackpool 21 7 6 8 20 25 11 4 2 5 7 12 10 3 4 3 13 13 -5 27
16 Birmingham City 21 7 5 9 20 24 10 4 2 4 10 12 11 3 3 5 10 12 -4 26
17 Bristol City 21 7 5 9 22 30 11 3 5 3 9 10 10 4 0 6 13 20 -8 26
18 Preston North End 21 6 7 8 22 27 10 4 4 2 13 11 11 2 3 6 9 16 -5 25
19 Hull City 21 6 4 11 17 24 10 3 2 5 9 12 11 3 2 6 8 12 -7 22
20 Reading 21 8 3 10 27 33 11 4 3 4 16 16 10 4 0 6 11 17 -6 21
21 Cardiff City 21 6 3 12 23 37 11 2 1 8 9 18 10 4 2 4 14 19 -14 21
22 Peterborough United 21 4 4 13 17 40 10 3 4 3 12 10 11 1 0 10 5 30 -23 16
23 Barnsley 21 2 7 12 14 32 11 2 3 6 8 15 10 0 4 6 6 17 -18 13
24 Derby County 21 4 10 7 17 21 10 3 5 2 12 11 11 1 5 5 5 10 -4 1

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 21 13 5 3 50 17 11 7 3 1 24 7 10 6 2 2 26 10 33 44
2 AFC Bournemouth 21 12 7 2 37 17 10 6 3 1 23 11 11 6 4 1 14 6 20 43
3 West Bromwich Albion 21 10 7 4 29 17 10 6 4 0 16 5 11 4 3 4 13 12 12 37
4 Blackburn Rovers 21 10 6 5 35 27 11 7 2 2 24 16 10 3 4 3 11 11 8 36
5 Queens Park Rangers 21 10 5 6 33 27 11 6 3 2 16 10 10 4 2 4 17 17 6 35
6 Stoke City 21 10 4 7 26 21 10 6 2 2 15 9 11 4 2 5 11 12 5 34
7 Coventry City 21 9 6 6 28 25 11 7 2 2 20 10 10 2 4 4 8 15 3 33
8 Millwall 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 5 4 2 14 11 10 2 5 3 9 11 1 30
9 Middlesbrough 21 8 5 8 24 23 11 5 2 4 15 12 10 3 3 4 9 11 1 29
10 Sheffield United 21 8 5 8 28 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 11 4 3 4 13 17 0 29
11 Huddersfield Town 21 8 5 8 24 24 10 6 1 3 14 11 11 2 4 5 10 13 0 29
12 Luton Town 21 7 7 7 30 26 10 4 3 3 16 12 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 28
13 Nottingham Forest 21 7 7 7 26 23 11 3 3 5 12 15 10 4 4 2 14 8 3 28
14 Swansea City 21 7 6 8 25 27 10 4 4 2 13 8 11 3 2 6 12 19 -2 27
15 Blackpool 21 7 6 8 20 25 11 4 2 5 7 12 10 3 4 3 13 13 -5 27
16 Birmingham City 21 7 5 9 20 24 10 4 2 4 10 12 11 3 3 5 10 12 -4 26
17 Bristol City 21 7 5 9 22 30 11 3 5 3 9 10 10 4 0 6 13 20 -8 26
18 Preston North End 21 6 7 8 22 27 10 4 4 2 13 11 11 2 3 6 9 16 -5 25
19 Hull City 21 6 4 11 17 24 10 3 2 5 9 12 11 3 2 6 8 12 -7 22
20 Reading 21 8 3 10 27 33 11 4 3 4 16 16 10 4 0 6 11 17 -6 21
21 Cardiff City 21 6 3 12 23 37 11 2 1 8 9 18 10 4 2 4 14 19 -14 21
22 Peterborough United 21 4 4 13 17 40 10 3 4 3 12 10 11 1 0 10 5 30 -23 16
23 Barnsley 21 2 7 12 14 32 11 2 3 6 8 15 10 0 4 6 6 17 -18 13
24 Derby County 21 4 10 7 17 21 10 3 5 2 12 11 11 1 5 5 5 10 -4 1

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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.