Thursday , 2 July 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Tue 30 Sep 2025 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb

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
2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2025-02-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
27 Sep Southampton FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
13 Sep Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
30 Aug Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug Norwich City FC A 2–1 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
27 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
20 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
13 Sep Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
30 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
23 Aug Southampton FC A 2–1 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

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Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

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

2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2025-02-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-09-27 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-08-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2025-08-23 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-09-27 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-09-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-09-13 Stoke City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-08-30 Stoke City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-08-23 Southampton FC 1–2 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC49% Draw30% Stoke City FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Stoke City FC
51%
Middlesbrough FC or Stoke City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC31% Draw54% Stoke City FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 25% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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