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

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Championship · 2020-21

Middlesbrough FC

3 – 0

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Stoke City FC

Sat 13 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Y 23' Nick Powell

Overview

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

Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)

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	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#5	Position	#17
80	Points	55
46	Played	46
22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	15 / 10 / 21
72	Scored	51
47	Conceded	56
+25	GD	-5
1.74	PPG	1.20
48%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Middlesbrough FC launch into their encounter with Stoke City FC.
5' Steven Fletcher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
21' GOAL! Grant Hall fires home to make it 1-0!
23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nick Powell on 23.
28' Wales international Rabbi Matondo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
38' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' What a moment for Paddy McNair! That strike on 40 puts his side firmly in control.
45' Tommy Smith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Jacob Brown is replaced by Josh Tymon on 46 minute.
51' Harry Souttar, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's shape.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact .
64' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Clarke departs to be replaced by Rabbi Matondo.
65' Marvin Johnson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Neeskens Kebano at the 65 minute mark.
66' Darnell Fisher is replacing Yannick Bolasie for the Middlesbrough FC side.
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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Vokes made 342 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
77' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Chuba Akpom has done his job and it is now time for Britt Assombalonga to step up.
82' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Djed Spence is withdrawn and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing gets his opportunity.
87' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Joe Allen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
88' Nathaniel Mendez-Laing adds to his 0 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Middlesbrough FC and Stoke City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Marcus Bettinelli
21
Neeskens Kebano ↓ Marvin Johnson 65'
4
Grant Hall
17
Paddy McNair
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson C
29
Djed Spence ↓ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 82'
14
Yannick Bolasie ↓ Darnell Fisher 66'
27
Marc Bola
5
Sam Morsy
10
Chuba Akpom ↓ Britt Assombalonga 77'

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

46
Rhys Norrington-Davies ↓ Sam Vokes 67'
14
Tommy Smith
4
Joe Allen
36
Harry Souttar
1
Angus Gunn
18
Jacob Brown ↓ Josh Tymon 46'
21
Steven Fletcher
12
James Chester
47
Jack Clarke ↓ Rabbi Matondo 64'
25
Nick Powell
13
John Obi Mikel C

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ashley Fletcher	2
Duncan Watmore	2
Matty Crooks	2
Joon-ho Bae	2
Phil Jagielka	1
Ben Doak	1
Lewis Wing	1
Marcus Forss	1

Head to Head

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

1.86 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC63% Draw23% Stoke City FC14%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Stoke City FC

37%

Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC44% Draw45% Stoke City FC11%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.5%

2 – 0

12.9%

1 – 1

10.8%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

4.5%

4 – 0

3.7%

1 – 2

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	20%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	25%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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