Thursday , 2 July 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Tue 14 Mar 2023 · 20:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Jacob Brown
Y 58' Axel Tuanzebe
Marcus Forss 71' Y
Y 75' Ben Pearson
Y 90' Tyrese Campbell

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 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

8
5
3
Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
11 Mar Swansea City AFC A 3–1 W
04 Mar Reading FC H 5–0 W
25 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L
18 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
15 Feb Sheffield United FC A 3–1 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
10 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
04 Mar Sunderland AFC A 5–1 W
28 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L
25 Feb Millwall FC H 0–1 L
21 Feb Swansea City AFC A 3–1 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' 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' Stoke City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact .
  • 23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chuba Akpom makes it 1-0.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Laurent made 329 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! Jacob Brown argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 39' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Ki-Jana Hoever gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Tommy Smith has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' Axel Tuanzebe was booked on 58.
  • 63' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Daniel Barlaser gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Jonathan Howson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Morgan Fox is replacing Axel Tuanzebe for the Stoke City FC side.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Marcus Forss is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 71.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ben Pearson on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Archer, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 6 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 82' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Pearson departs to be replaced by Jordan Thompson.
  • 86' Stoke City FC make a change. Dwight Gayle trudges off to be replaced by Lewis Baker on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Tyrese Campbell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Duncan Watmore 2
Matty Crooks 2
Joon-ho Bae 2
Ashley Fletcher 2
Marcus Forss 1
Sam Clucas 1
Jacob Brown 1
Finn Azaz 1

Head to Head

2023-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-03-11 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-03-04 Middlesbrough FC 5–0 Reading FC W 2023-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-18 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-02-15 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2023-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-03-04 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Stoke City FC W 2023-02-28 Stoke City FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-02-25 Stoke City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-02-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC52% Draw25% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Stoke City FC
48%
Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC37% Draw44% Stoke City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+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
33% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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