Stoke City look to Bet365 Stadium supporters for inspiration before Middlesbrough match

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 18.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Stoke City holding 17th place and Middlesbrough lying 19th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Stoke City and Middlesbrough should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Stoke City form and stats

8-3-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Stoke City so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Stoke City bring valid hopes of a third.

The Stoke City supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Hull City in Championship and win 5-1. 1-1 away at Luton Town before that.

As mentioned above, Stoke City "killed" Hull City in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stoke City handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and three defeats.

Stoke City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bet365 Stadium with 29 goals in 19 league matches. Stoke City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Middlesbrough have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Championship, after 3-6-9 (18 played).

Two travels in a row for Middlesbrough, whose manager J. Woodgate could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Charlton Athletic. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Nottingham Forest.

Middlesbrough are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and five defeats. From a total of seven matches.

Middlesbrough have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 19 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Middlesbrough have conceded 28 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Middlesbrough - Stoke City 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Stoke City two wins, two draws and Middlesbrough three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityS. Clucas
S. Clucas
10 goals
Stoke City
T. Campbell
7 goals
Middlesbrough
L. Wing
7 goals

Stoke City missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Middlesbrough
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 5 18 37
12 8 4 Won W 1 3 9
6 3 0 Drew D 3 6 14
19 8 1 Lost L 1 9 14
49 29 13 Scored S 6 19 37
55 24 4 Conceded C 6 28 47
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 95%
76% 84% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 67% 57%
57% 58% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 35%
30% 26% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 39% 30%
16% 16% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 8%
51% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 46%
24% 32% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 22% 27%
35% 32% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 39% 32%
 
4.8 5.7 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.4 5.2
4.2 4.1 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6 5.6
1.3 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
442 259 68 Total Shots T S 52 190 439
139 79 23 Shots on Target S O 14 57 121
35% 37% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 33% 31%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough has the fewest scored goals (37)
  • Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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.