Monday , 27 July 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Tue 30 Sep 2025 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Millwall FC 0 0
7 Southampton FC 0 0
8 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
9 Wrexham AFC 0 0
10 Derby County FC 0 0
11 Norwich City FC 0 0
12 Birmingham City FC 0 0
13 Swansea City AFC 0 0
14 Bristol City FC 0 0
15 Sheffield United FC 0 0
16 Preston North End FC 0 0
17 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
18 Watford FC 0 0
19 Stoke City FC 0 0
20 Portsmouth FC 0 0
21 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0 0
23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
24 Burnley FC 0 0
25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 0
26 Cardiff City FC 0 0
27 West Ham United FC 0 0
28 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
29 Lincoln City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

8
5
3
Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2025-02-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2023-10-28 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
27 Sep Southampton FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
13 Sep Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
30 Aug Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug Norwich City FC A 2–1 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
27 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
20 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
13 Sep Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
30 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
23 Aug Southampton FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Stoke City FC
#8 Position #19
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 8th (0 pts). Stoke City FC are 19th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Middlesbrough FC welcome Stoke City FC for this crunch clash at .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matty Crooks 2
Joon-ho Bae 2
Ashley Fletcher 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Finn Azaz 1
Marcus Tavernier 1
D'Margio Wright-Phillips 1
Tommy Conway 1

Head to Head

2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2025-02-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2023-10-28 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Stoke City FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-09-27 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-08-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2025-08-23 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-09-27 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-09-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-09-13 Stoke City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-08-30 Stoke City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-08-23 Southampton FC 1–2 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.43 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.32 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC33% Draw48% Stoke City FC19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 50%
50%
± 1.5 19%
81%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Stoke City FC
67%
Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC
52%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC12% Draw80% Stoke City FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18.1%
0 – 1
12.8%
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
1.9%
2 – 1
1.8%
1 – 2
1.3%
3 – 0
0.5%
2 – 2
0.4%
3 – 1
0.3%
0 – 3
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 20% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 14% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
73% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
65% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.