Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Stoke City FC

Sat 28 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium 24,610 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ben Doak 34' 1–0

Hayden Hackney 73' 2–0

Y 11' Wouter Burger

Y 27' Million Manhoef

Y 39' Ben Wilmot

Y 42' Thomas Cannon

George Edmundson 43' Y

Hayden Hackney 45' Y

Ben Doak 56' Y

Y 59' Junior Tchamadeu

Finn Azaz 66' Y

Y 69' Sam Gallagher

Y 82' Michael Rose

Overview

Match Preview

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

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Middlesbrough FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2023-10-28 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 2023-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W
21 Sep	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L
14 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
31 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
24 Aug	Portsmouth FC	H	2–2	D
17 Aug	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
20 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	1–3	L
14 Sep	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L
31 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–0	W
24 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–2	L
17 Aug	Watford FC	A	0–3	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, Stoke City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Stoke City FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Middlesbrough FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
11' A moment of madness from Wouter Burger on 11 minutes earns him a card. Stoke City FC will be frustrated.
16' Joon-ho Bae is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
21' It’s high time Chicho Pelach made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
26' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
27' That is a card for Stoke City FC. Million Manhoef will be fuming at that decision.
32' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
34' A goal from the Scotland international Ben Doak! He fires home on 34 to make it 1-0!
39' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a card on 39.
42' That is a card for Stoke City FC. Thomas Cannon will be fuming at that decision.
43' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. George Edmundson gets a card.
45' That is a card for Middlesbrough FC. Hayden Hackney will be fuming at that decision.
46' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Moran is hanging Thomas Cannon on the field on 46 minute.
51' The 31-year-old Michael Rose has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' The supporters are chanting for Sam Gallagher. He replaces Million Manhoef on 55 minute.
56' Ben Doak picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' Stoke City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
63' The supporters are chanting for Michael Rose. He replaces Junior Tchamadeu on 63 minute.
66' That is a card for Middlesbrough FC. Finn Azaz will be fuming at that decision.
69' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a card on 69.
70' The supporters are chanting for Rav van den Berg. He replaces Anfernee Dijksteel on 70 minute.
73' Hayden Hackney is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
75' The supporters are chanting for Micah Hamilton. He replaces Riley McGree on 75 minute.
79' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Lewis Koumas exits the field as Andre Vidigal enters on 79.
82' Michael Rose picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Daniel Barlaser comes on to replace Hayden Hackney.
89' Riley McGree is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stoke City FC tonight.
Middlesbrough FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12
Luke Ayling
15
Anfernee Dijksteel ↓ Rav van den Berg 70'
25
George Edmundson
1
Seny Dieng
9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↓ Delano Burgzorg 75'
8
Riley McGree ↓ Micah Hamilton 75'
30
Neto Borges
7
Hayden Hackney ↓ Daniel Barlaser 84'
18
Aidan Morris
20
Finn Azaz
50
Ben Doak ↓ Isaiah Jones 70'

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Sam Gallagher ↑ 55'
3
Enda Stevens
13
Jack Bonham
7
Andre Vidigal ↑ 79'
5
Michael Rose ↑ 63'
12
Tatsuki Seko
37
Emre Tezgel
24
Andrew Moran ↑ 46'
30
Sol Sidibe ↑ 63'

Coach Chicho Pelach

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-08-31 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Portsmouth FC D 2024-08-17 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2024-09-20 Stoke City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC L 2024-09-14 Oxford United FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2024-08-31 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-08-24 Stoke City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.64 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC50% Draw26% Stoke City FC24%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Stoke City FC

50%

Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC35% Draw46% Stoke City FC19%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.4%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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