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Middlesbrough vs Stoke City

17 Feb 2027, 19:45 · Championship · 2026/2027

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Middlesbrough

19:45

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Middlesbrough

Latest: Millwall · 2–2

Match stats

15 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Millwall · 2026/2027

Stoke City

Latest: Watford · 2–1

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Watford · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

9Middlesbrough wins

6Draws

5Stoke City wins

40%Both teams scored

35%Over 2.5 goals

24Middlesbrough goals

17Stoke City goals

At Middlesbrough’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Stoke City’s away games.

Middlesbrough statsStoke City stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

MiddlesbroughPer matchStoke City

2.75 / 4Goals scored1.25 / 4

1.75 / 4Goals conceded2.25 / 4

4.50 / 4Total match goals3.50 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.00 / 4

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.00 / 4

19.25 / 4Shots13.75 / 4

7.25 / 4Corners4.00 / 4

11.50 / 4Total match corners9.75 / 4

0.75 / 4Cards3.75 / 4

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

MiddlesbroughStatStoke City

0.754 matchesGoals scored by half-time1.004 matches

1.004 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.754 matches

75% (3)4 matchesWins25% (1)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesDraws25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesLosses50% (2)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets50% (2)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves25% (1)4 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored100% (4)4 matches

Goal frequencies

MiddlesbroughStatStoke City

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals100%4 matches

100%4 matchesScored 2+ goals25%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals100%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals50%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals50%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time100%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

75%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time50%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

MiddlesbroughStatStoke City

4.254 matchesCorners conceded / match5.754 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners50%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners50%4 matches

50%4 matchesWon 7+ corners25%4 matches

25%4 matchesWon 9+ corners0%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners75%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners50%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%4 matches

Cards

MiddlesbroughStatStoke City

1.254 matchesOpponent cards / match1.754 matches

2.004 matchesTotal cards / match5.504 matches

0.754 matchesYellow cards / match3.254 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards100%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards25%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards100%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards25%4 matches

Shots & play

MiddlesbroughStatStoke City

11.504 matchesShots conceded / match17.004 matches

63.25%4 matchesPossession / match44.25%4 matches

10.754 matchesFouls / match15.254 matches

2.504 matchesOffsides / match2.754 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Middlesbrough

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.92 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.21 per game

Stoke City

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.00 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.40 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Middlesbrough

Goals

Will Lankshear6

Sebastian Berhalter2

Amario Cozier-Duberry2

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Stoke City

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear8 matches

5.18

Sebastian Berhalter6 matches

1.28

Kyle Joseph6 matches

1.24

Stoke City

Justin Devenny3 matches

1.25

George Hirst4 matches

1.21

Sorba Thomas3 matches

0.84

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear7 matches

5.49

Amario Cozier-Duberry3 matches

1.01

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.95

Stoke City

Justin Devenny3 matches

1.68

Sam Gallagher2 matches

1.31

Jack McGlynn3 matches

1.15

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Middlesbrough

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.59

Will Lankshear7 matches

0.50

Aidan Morris6 matches

0.40

Stoke City

Sam Gallagher2 matches

1.07

Jack McGlynn3 matches

0.91