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

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Wed 21 Jan 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Stoke City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

Stoke City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg

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	Millwall FC	0	0
7	Southampton FC	0	0
8	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
9	Wrexham AFC	0	0
10	Derby County FC	0	0
11	Norwich City FC	0	0
12	Birmingham City FC	0	0
13	Swansea City AFC	0	0
14	Bristol City FC	0	0
15	Sheffield United FC	0	0
16	Preston North End FC	0	0
17	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
18	Watford FC	0	0
19	Stoke City FC	0	0
20	Portsmouth FC	0	0
21	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
22	Blackburn Rovers FC	0	0
23	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
24	Burnley FC	0	0
25	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	0
26	Cardiff City FC	0	0
27	West Ham United FC	0	0
28	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
29	Lincoln City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Stoke City FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-21 Stoke City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
17 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
10 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
04 Jan	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
01 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
29 Dec	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
16 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–2	W
10 Jan	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
04 Jan	Southampton FC	H	4–0	W
01 Jan	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Stoke City FC		Middlesbrough FC
#19	Position	#8
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

Stoke City FC are 19th (0 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Stoke City FC and Middlesbrough FC is underway.
Full Time. Middlesbrough FC beats Stoke City FC

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matty Crooks	2
Joon-ho Bae	2
Ashley Fletcher	2
Duncan Watmore	2
Sam Clucas	1
Jacob Brown	1
Finn Azaz	1
Marcus Tavernier	1

Head to Head

Stoke City FC Form

2026-01-21 Stoke City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-01-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-01-10 Stoke City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2026-01-04 Norwich City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2026-01-01 Hull City AFC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2025-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-01-21 Stoke City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-10 Fulham FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2026-01-01 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

0.55 Stoke City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.7 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC26% Draw40% Middlesbrough FC34%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 1.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	69%	31%
± 1.5	37%	63%
± 2.5	14%	86%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Stoke City FC or Middlesbrough FC

60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Stoke City FC14% Draw67% Middlesbrough FC19%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

31.2%

0 – 1

18.3%

1 – 0

14%

1 – 1

12.2%

0 – 2

6.4%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

1.5%

2 – 2

1.3%

1 – 3

3 – 0

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap	Stoke City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	17%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	23%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

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