Stoke vs Middlesbrough stats and head-to-head

2025-26. Wed, 21 Jan 2026

StokeHome

12Full time, half-time 1–0

MiddlesbroughAway

Middlesbrough won by 1 goal.

DLLLLLeague form, oldest to newestLDWWD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Britannia Stadium. Photo: Gkbediako, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Stoke have 13 scored home results and Middlesbrough 14 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Stoke at home: 1.62 points per match (13 measured matches); Middlesbrough away: 1.57 points per match (14 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Stoke scored 1.38 per home match (13 measured matches); Middlesbrough scored 1.43 away (14). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.29 per club appearance across 660 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 14 of 27 pooled club appearances (51.9%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Stoke: 2 wins; Middlesbrough: 4 wins; draws: 4.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10

Second half02

The match in numbers

StokeMiddlesbrough

10Shots16
4Shots on target7
5Corners4
11Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0

From shots to goals

Stoke

Shots10
On target4
Goals1

40% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

Middlesbrough

Shots16
On target7
Goals2

44% of shots on target, 29% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

10 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Stoke wins

Draws

Middlesbrough wins

Goals / meeting

2.30

23 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Over 1.5

80%

8 of 10 meetings

Over 2.5

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Over 3.5

30%

3 of 10 meetings

Stoke clean sheets

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Middlesbrough clean sheets

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.10

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.70

10 with card data

Middlesbrough v StokeTue, 30 Sept 2025 · EFL Championship 2025-260–0HT 0–0
Stoke v MiddlesbroughTue, 25 Feb 2025 · EFL Championship 2024-251–3HT 1–1
Middlesbrough v StokeSat, 28 Sept 2024 · EFL Championship 2024-252–0HT 1–0
Stoke v MiddlesbroughSat, 2 Mar 2024 · EFL Championship 2023-242–0HT 1–0
Middlesbrough v StokeSat, 28 Oct 2023 · EFL Championship 2023-240–2HT 0–2
Middlesbrough v StokeTue, 14 Mar 2023 · EFL Championship 2022-231–1HT 1–1
Stoke v MiddlesbroughWed, 17 Aug 2022 · EFL Championship 2022-232–2HT 1–1
Middlesbrough v StokeSat, 30 Apr 2022 · EFL Championship 2021-223–1HT 2–0
Stoke v MiddlesbroughSat, 11 Dec 2021 · EFL Championship 2021-220–0HT 0–0
Middlesbrough v StokeSat, 13 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-213–0HT 2–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Stoke at homeWLDWWW

Sat, 19 Septv Sheffield United2–1C 8–1 · Y 4–4
Sat, 5 Septv Charlton4–0C 5–3 · Y 1–5
Tue, 1 Septv Norwich1–0C 3–5 · Y 2–2
Tue, 25 Augv Hull1–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 15 Augv Swansea1–2C 4–5 · Y 1–3
Sat, 8 Augv Oldham2–0C ––– · Y –––

Middlesbrough awayLWDWLD

Sat, 19 Sept@ Birmingham2–2C 3–5 · Y 0–2
Tue, 8 Sept@ Crystal Palace0–3C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Sept@ QPR1–0C 3–12 · Y 2–1
Wed, 2 Sept@ Burnley1–1C 1–5 · Y 2–2
Tue, 25 Aug@ Doncaster3–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Aug@ Blackburn1–2C 10–2 · Y 1–4

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Stoke at home, Middlesbrough away

63%
Both teams scored
League 57%
23 + 23 matches
94%
Over 0.5 goals
League 94%
23 + 23 matches
78%
Over 1.5 goals
League 76%
23 + 23 matches
61%
Over 2.5 goals
League 51%
23 + 23 matches
35%
Over 3.5 goals
League 25%
23 + 23 matches
9%
Over 4.5 goals
League 10%
23 + 23 matches
2.8
Avg total goals
League 2.61
23 + 23 matches
80%
1st half over 0.5
League 72%
23 + 23 matches
28%
1st half over 1.5
League 35%
23 + 23 matches
10.3
Corners per match
League 10.35
23 + 23 matches
74%
Corners over 8.5
League 68%
23 + 23 matches
50%
Corners over 9.5
League 55%
23 + 23 matches
39%
Corners over 10.5
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
4.2
Cards per match
League 3.81
23 + 23 matches
54%
Cards over 3.5
League 52%
23 + 23 matches
41%
Cards over 4.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2025-26

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2025-26

Home and away Overall

Stoke at home, Middlesbrough away

Stoke (home)		Middlesbrough (away)
17	Position	5
WWDLL	Last 5, oldest to newest	WDDDD
23	Played	23
1.43	Points per match	1.65
39%	Win %	43%
1.48	Scored / match	1.65
1.22	Conceded / match	1.26
2.70	Avg total goals	2.91
61%	Both scored	65%
26%	Clean sheets	17%
22%	Failed to score	22%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

StokeMiddlesbrough

0.741st half scored / match0.83
0.301st half conceded / match0.61
0.742nd half scored / match0.83
0.912nd half conceded / match0.65
48%Leading at half-time35%
78%1st half over 0.583%
17%1st half over 1.539%
74%2nd half over 0.583%
48%2nd half over 1.539%
30%Scored in both halves22%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Stoke at home, Middlesbrough away, this season.

Goals

StokeMiddlesbrough

1.48Scored / match1.65
1.22Conceded / match1.26
2.70Match total / match2.91
78%Scored 1+78%
39%Scored 2+57%
74%Conceded 1+83%
35%Conceded 2+35%
74%Match over 1.583%
57%Match over 2.565%
30%Match over 3.539%

Shots and xG

StokeMiddlesbrough

12.70Shots for15.22
11.17Shots against10.35
4.78On target for4.78
3.70On target against3.57
12%Shot conversion11%

Corners

StokeMiddlesbrough

6.39Corners for6.00
4.22Corners against4.04
10.61Match total10.04
91%Over 7.583%
78%Over 8.570%
57%Over 9.544%
44%Over 10.535%
39%Over 11.526%

Cards

StokeMiddlesbrough

1.96Cards for2.09
2.09Cards against2.22
4.04Match total4.30
83%Over 2.578%
44%Over 3.565%
35%Over 4.548%
30%Over 5.530%
10.57Fouls committed9.39

Referee this season

A Herczeg

Matches

Cards / match

3.78

23 matches

Over 3.5 cards

48%

23 matches

Over 4.5 cards

30%

23 matches

Fouls / match

22.04

23 matches

The table, 2025-26

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
3	Millwall	46	15	83
4	Southampton	46	26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	25	80
6	Hull	46	4	73
7	Wrexham	46	4	71
15	QPR	46	-12	58
16	Watford	46	-12	57
17	Stoke	46	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	-15	55
19	West Brom	46	-10	53

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