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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 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
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
#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' We are underway at Riverside Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andraz Sporar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
  • 15' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Matty Crooks — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 25' Brilliant from the ! Lewis Baker makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 25.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Isaiah Jones has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Middlesbrough FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Neto Borges scoring 2 goals.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Nick Powell. He replaces Jaden Philogene Bidace on 46 minute.
  • 51' Jacob Brown is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact .
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' Josef Bursik has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 232 appearances.
  • 70' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Lewis Baker is withdrawn and Mario Vrancic gets his opportunity.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Matty Crooks — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 75' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Andraz Sporar is replaced by Marc Bola on 75 minute.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' Josh Coburn is ready to make an impact after coming on for Duncan Watmore at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Isaiah Jones has done his job and it is now time for Soul Bamba to step up.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Middlesbrough FC 3-1 Stoke City FC.

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
Britt Assombalonga 1
Nick Powell 1
Hayden Hackney 1
Phil Jagielka 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
3 / 4
1.77 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC53% Draw25% Stoke City FC22%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Stoke City FC
47%
Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC37% Draw44% Stoke City FC19%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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