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

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Championship · 2022-23

Stoke City FC

2 – 2

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Middlesbrough FC

Wed 17 Aug 2022 · 18:45 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jacob Brown 41' Y

Jacob Brown 42' Y

Lewis Baker 51' Y

Y 90' Anfernee Dijksteel

Overview

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Stoke City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

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

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

Stoke City FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2020-12-05 Stoke City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–2	D
13 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–3	L
06 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	2–0	W
30 Jul	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L
07 May	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
30 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–3	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D
14 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	2–2	D
06 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–3	L
30 Jul	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
07 May	Preston North End FC	A	1–4	L
30 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Stoke City FC		Middlesbrough FC
#3	Position	#2
29	Points	29
15	Played	15
9 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
24	Scored	30
18	Conceded	19
+6	GD	+11
1.93	PPG	1.93
60%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Stoke City FC gets underway.
5' Ryan John Giles, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Duncan Watmore is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
19' What a strike from Jacob Brown! The score is 1-0.
24' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
29' The 27-year-old Marcus Forss has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
38' What a strike from Duncan Watmore! The score is 1-1.
41' Stoke City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacob Brown on 42.
47' Stoke City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Baker on 51.
56' Middlesbrough FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Neto Borges scoring 2 goals.
61' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Duncan Watmore on 63.
68' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
70' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. William Smallbone departs to be replaced by Tyrese Campbell.
71' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Duncan Watmore by Marcus Forss on 71 minute.
74' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Sam Clucas by Gavin Kilkenny on 74 minute.
78' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 78 minute. Tariqe Fosu leaves to be changed by Tom Sparrow.
82' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 82 minute. Riley McGree leaves to be changed by Matty Crooks.
83' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matty Crooks is hanging Riley McGree on the field on 83 minute.
88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
90' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel will be fuming at that decision.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Ben Wilmot
11
Dwight Gayle ↓ D'Margio Wright-Phillips 78'
6
Phil Jagielka
7
Sam Clucas ↓ Gavin Kilkenny 74'
9
Jacob Brown
8
Lewis Baker
15
Jordan Thompson
24
Tariqe Fosu ↓ Tom Sparrow 78'
1
Josef Bursik
18
William Smallbone ↓ Tyrese Campbell 70'
32
Connor Taylor

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matty Crooks	2
Joon-ho Bae	2
Ashley Fletcher	2
Duncan Watmore	2
Lewis Baker	1
Lewis Baker	1
Britt Assombalonga	1
Nick Powell	1

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-08-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-08-06 Stoke City FC 2–0 Blackpool FC W 2022-07-30 Millwall FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2022-05-07 Stoke City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2022-08-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-07-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.68 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC40% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

60%

Stoke City FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Stoke City FC30% Draw43% Middlesbrough FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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