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Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Fri 19 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Adam Clayton 81' Y
Y 82' Danny Batth

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Steve Meredith
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

9
5
3
Middlesbrough FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2018-11-03 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
09 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
06 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L
02 Apr Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
30 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
13 Apr Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D
09 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L
06 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
30 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D
16 Mar Reading FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Stoke City FC
#2 Position #3
29 Points 29
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 9 / 2 / 4
30 Scored 24
19 Conceded 18
+11 GD +6
1.93 PPG 1.93
53% Win % 60%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A
Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' middlesbrough fc have kicked off against stoke city fc. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' Britt Assombalonga does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
  • 7' It is a cagey affair so far. middlesbrough fc in their trying to find a way past stoke city fc's compact .
  • 12' middlesbrough fc is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering stoke city fc that had 395 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 27' Ryan Shotton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for stoke city fc so far.
  • 32' Northern Ireland international George Saville has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Sam Vokes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 47' The travelling stoke city fc supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Muhamed Besic is withdrawn and Stewart Downing gets his opportunity.
  • 60' middlesbrough fc is showing some good football. However, middlesbrough fc are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Oghenekaro Etebo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 395 appearances.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. middlesbrough fc must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Benik Afobe as he leaves the pitch. Thibaud Verlinden steps in for Stoke City FC.
  • 73' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Ashley Fletcher trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Tavernier on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 81' Adam Clayton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Danny Batth. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 83' Jordan Hugill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Britt Assombalonga on 83 minute.
  • 85' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. James McClean is withdrawn and Mame Birame Diouf gets his opportunity.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. stoke city fc is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • stoke city fc will have plenty to reflect on. middlesbrough fc were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

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

2019-04-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2018-11-03 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-04-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2019-04-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-04-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-04-06 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-04-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2019-03-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2019-04-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2019-04-13 Stoke City FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2019-04-09 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-03-30 Stoke City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-03-16 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC50% Draw29% Stoke City FC21%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Stoke City FC
50%
Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC32% Draw52% Stoke City FC16%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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