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

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Tue 30 Sep 2025 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#3	Position	#7
15	Points	13
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 3
16	Scored	13
12	Conceded	12
+4	GD	+1
1.88	PPG	1.63
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Stoke City FC

Ethan Galbraith	4 G	1 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Middlesbrough FC launch into their encounter with Stoke City FC.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Duncan Watmore	2
Matty Crooks	2
Joon-ho Bae	2
Ashley Fletcher	2
Marcus Forss	1
Sam Clucas	1
Jacob Brown	1
Finn Azaz	1

Head to Head

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

1 / 4

1.61 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.12 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC48% Draw26% Stoke City FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Stoke City FC

52%

Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw46% Stoke City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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