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Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Middlesbrough FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 30 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2021-12-11 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
27 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
23 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
18 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–2 L
15 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 D
09 Apr Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–3 L
23 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
15 Apr Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
09 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–1 W
05 Apr Reading FC A 1–2 L

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' In just a few seconds Riverside Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Middlesbrough FC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Duncan Watmore has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Wilder might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matty Crooks makes it 1-0.
  • 25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lewis Baker makes it 2-0.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' William Forrester has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Stoke City FC make a change. Jaden Philogene Bidace trudges off to be replaced by Nick Powell on 46 minutes.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Mario Vrancic. He replaces Lewis Baker on 70 minute.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Matty Crooks — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 75' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 75 minute. Andraz Sporar leaves to be changed by Marc Bola.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 82 minute. Duncan Watmore leaves to be changed by Josh Coburn.
  • 87' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's shape.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Soul Bamba comes on to replace Isaiah Jones.
  • 3-1 the final result. Stoke City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

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

2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2021-12-11 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-04-15 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L

Stoke City FC Form

2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-04-23 Stoke City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-04-15 Stoke City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-04-09 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–3 Stoke City FC W 2022-04-05 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.83 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Middlesbrough FC or Draw 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC45% Draw37% Stoke City FC18%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Stoke City FC
55%
Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC24% Draw66% Stoke City FC10%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.3%
1 – 0
21.5%
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
2.4%
0 – 2
2.4%
1 – 2
2.4%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
1.2%
4 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 27% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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