Sunday , 16 August 2026

Stoke City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Stoke City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joon-ho Bae 40' 1–0
Lewis Baker 71' 2–0
Josh Laurent 46' Y
Y 51' Emmanuel Latte Lath
Ben Wilmot 51' Y
Niall Ennis 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1 Richard Wild
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
5
8
Stoke City FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
24 Feb Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
17 Feb Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
14 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
10 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–3 L
03 Feb Leicester City FC H 0–5 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
24 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–2 L
17 Feb Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
14 Feb Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
10 Feb Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
04 Feb Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Middlesbrough FC
#26 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Stoke City FC and Middlesbrough FC get this one started.
  • 5' Emmanuel Latte Lath needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Lewis O'Brien has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 114 appearances.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Gallagher might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Joon-ho Bae has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 8 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' It’s high time Paul Gallagher made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' A stunning finish from Joon-ho Bae — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 45' Ki-Jana Hoever is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Stoke City FC so far.
  • 46' Josh Laurent catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 46.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a card for Emmanuel Latte Lath.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Michael Rose has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' Niall Ennis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 62.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Lukas Engel on, Luke Thomas off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Stoke City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lewis Baker makes it 2-0.
  • 72' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Luke Ayling is withdrawn and Anfernee Dijksteel gets his opportunity.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Million Manhoef as he leaves the pitch. Mehdi Leris steps in for Stoke City FC.
  • 81' Luke Thomas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Middlesbrough FC tonight.
  • 82' The whistle greets Niall Ennis as he departs to be replaced by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 83' Sam Silvera is replacing Riley McGree for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 88' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Pearson is hanging Wouter Burger on the field on 89 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Stoke City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Gallagher

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matty Crooks 2
Joon-ho Bae 2
Ashley Fletcher 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Grant Hall 1
Mehdi Leris 1
Paddy McNair 1
Michael Rose 1

Head to Head

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 2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-02-24 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-02-17 Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-02-14 Stoke City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-02-03 Stoke City FC 0–5 Leicester City FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-02-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-02-17 Leicester City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-02-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2024-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.74 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Stoke City FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC40% Draw37% Middlesbrough FC23%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
60%
Stoke City FC or Middlesbrough FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC20% Draw66% Middlesbrough FC14%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.1%
1 – 0
18.5%
0 – 1
13.5%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
1.7%
2 – 2
1.4%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 23% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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