Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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
#3 Position #7
15 Points 13
8 Played 8
4 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
16 Scored 13
12 Conceded 12
+4 GD +1
1.88 PPG 1.63
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G
Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Stoke City FC get us underway at Riverside Stadium.
  • 5' It’s high time Michael O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 388 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 21' What a strike from Matty Crooks! The score is 1-0.
  • 25' Against the run of play, Lewis Baker has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 30' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jaden Philogene Bidace as he departs to be replaced by Nick Powell.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jaden Philogene Bidace made 358 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Stoke City FC — Mario Vrancic on, Lewis Baker off on 70 minutes.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Matty Crooks has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' Marc Bola is replacing Andraz Sporar for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick Powell, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 82' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Duncan Watmore trudges off to be replaced by Josh Coburn on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Isaiah Jones is replaced by Soul Bamba.
  • The final score is 3-1.

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
D'Margio Wright-Phillips 1
Tommy Conway 1
Nathan Collins 1
Chuba Akpom 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
2.02 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC54% Draw23% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Stoke City FC
46%
Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC40% Draw41% Stoke City FC19%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
7%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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