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Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Middlesbrough FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 13 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 23' Nick Powell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Darren Cann

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 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol 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
2021-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Stoke City FC 2020-12-05 Stoke City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-06-27 Stoke City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2019-12-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2019-04-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Stoke City FC H 3–0 W
06 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
02 Mar Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
27 Feb Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
23 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–3 L
20 Feb Reading FC A 2–0 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–3 L
06 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
03 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
27 Feb Brentford FC A 1–2 L
24 Feb Barnsley FC A 0–2 L
20 Feb Luton Town FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Stoke City FC
#10 Position #26
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
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Stoke City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Middlesbrough FC have kicked off against Stoke City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Warnock might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 21' What a strike from Grant Hall! The score is 1-0.
  • 23' That is a Yellow card for Stoke City FC. Nick Powell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 28' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 33' Paddy McNair needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' GOAL! Paddy McNair fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Jacob Brown makes way for Josh Tymon at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Howson, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 61' Rhys Norrington-Davies is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Stoke City FC so far.
  • 64' Rabbi Matondo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack Clarke at the 64 minute mark.
  • 65' Marvin Johnson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Neeskens Kebano on 65 minute.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Darnell Fisher comes on to replace Yannick Bolasie.
  • 67' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Rhys Norrington-Davies has done his job and it is now time for Sam Vokes to step up.
  • 72' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's shape.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Britt Assombalonga on, Chuba Akpom off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Djed Spence is withdrawn and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing gets his opportunity.
  • 87' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 88' Magnificent from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing! That is 29 goals in 372 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Middlesbrough FC and Stoke City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matty Crooks 2
Joon-ho Bae 2
Ashley Fletcher 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Ki-Jana Hoever 1
Grant Hall 1
Mehdi Leris 1
Paddy McNair 1

Head to Head

2021-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Stoke City FC 2020-12-05 Stoke City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-06-27 Stoke City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2019-12-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2019-04-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Stoke City FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Stoke City FC W 2021-03-06 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-03-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-02-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-02-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2021-02-20 Reading FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2021-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Stoke City FC L 2021-03-06 Stoke City FC 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-03-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2021-02-27 Brentford FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2021-02-24 Barnsley FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2021-02-20 Stoke City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.02 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC55% Draw33% Stoke City FC12%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Stoke City FC
45%
Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC30% Draw64% Stoke City FC6%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.2%
1 – 0
26%
2 – 0
13%
1 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
1.7%
1 – 2
1.2%
4 – 0
1.1%
0 – 2
1%
2 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 15% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 31% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 8% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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