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Middlesbrough

Vs

Stoke

Since 05/12/2020

MID wins

Draws

STK wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

16 Middlesb… · 16 Stoke

Goals per game

2.46

both sides combined

Over 1.5

77%

of meetings

Over 2.5

46%

of meetings

BTTS

38%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-2

21 Jan 2026

Next game

13 Oct

Tuesday, Championship

Middlesbrough vs Stoke: the head-to-head

Middlesbrough’s recent form has tipped the balance in their Championship encounters, with the last 13 meetings since 2020 producing a 5-4 advantage for the Boro over Stoke. The tally of 13 fixtures, split 5 wins for Middlesbrough, 4 for Stoke and 4 draws, reflects a tightly contested rivalry. Across those games, 32 goals have been scored, averaging 2.46 per match. In 77% of the meetings, two or more goals were scored, while 46% saw three or more, and both sides managed to score in 38% of the contests. The most recent clash ended 1-2 in favour of Stoke on 21 January 2026, with the match played at Stoke’s ground. Goals have been evenly distributed, with 16 each for Middlesbrough and Stoke. At home, Middlesbrough have won three of seven games, drawing twice and losing twice, while away they have won two of six, drawing twice and losing twice. Their next meeting is scheduled for 13 October 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Stoke vs Middlesbrough

Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Middlesbrough

Stoke

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 13 games between these two clubs

38%

win %

31%

2.46

avg goals

2.46

77%

over 1.5 %

77%

46%

over 2.5 %

46%

31%

over 3.5 %

31%

1.23

scored

1.23

conceded

1.23

38%

btts

38%

31%

clean sheet

46%

9.33

corners

9.33

3.75

cards

3.75

Top three rows are this fixture: 13 meetings, 5 to Middlesbrough, 4 drawn, 4 to Stoke, at 2.46 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Middlesbrough

Won at home

43%

3 of 7 home meetings

Won away

33%

2 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

31%

4 of 13 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Stoke

Won at home

33%

2 of 6 home meetings

Won away

29%

2 of 7 away meetings

Drawn

31%

4 of 13 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Middlesbr…
21 Jan 2026	Championship	Stoke	1-2	Middlesbrough	W	view
30 Sep 2025	Championship	Middlesbrough	0-0	Stoke	D	view
25 Feb 2025	Championship	Stoke	1-3	Middlesbrough	W	view
28 Sep 2024	Championship	Middlesbrough	2-0	Stoke	W	view
27 Aug 2024	England - League Cup	Middlesbrough	0-5	Stoke	L	view
02 Mar 2024	Championship	Stoke	2-0	Middlesbrough	L	view
28 Oct 2023	Championship	Middlesbrough	0-2	Stoke	L	view
14 Mar 2023	Championship	Middlesbrough	1-1	Stoke	D	view
17 Aug 2022	Championship	Stoke	2-2	Middlesbrough	D	view
30 Apr 2022	Championship	Middlesbrough	3-1	Stoke	W	view
11 Dec 2021	Championship	Stoke	0-0	Middlesbrough	D	view
13 Mar 2021	Championship	Middlesbrough	3-0	Stoke	W	view
05 Dec 2020	Championship	Stoke	1-0	Middlesbrough	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Middlesbrough · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.4

Avg scored

1.4

Avg conceded

1.0

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.60	1.07	1.43	0.64	1.75	1.44
vs Stronger (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
vs Similar (22)	1.68	1.23	1.70	0.70	1.67	1.67
vs Weaker (8)	1.38	0.62	0.75	0.50	2.00	0.75
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

Stoke · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

0.9

Avg conceded

2.0

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.03	1.50	1.35	1.35	0.62	1.69
vs Stronger (5)	1.20	1.80	1.67	1.67	0.50	2.00
vs Similar (24)	0.96	1.50	1.23	1.38	0.64	1.64
vs Weaker (1)	2.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	-	-
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Middlesbrough

DDDLWWLWWD

Last 10: 14 scored, 10 conceded.

Stoke

LLLLWLLDLW

Last 10: 9 scored, 20 conceded.

Middlesbrough

Home · last 10

LDLLWWDWWW

5 won · 14 scored, 8 conceded

Away · last 10

WDDDDDLLWD

2 won · 16 scored, 12 conceded

Stoke

Home · last 10

DWWDLLWLDW

4 won · 16 scored, 14 conceded

Away · last 10

DLLLLLLLLL

0 won · 4 scored, 21 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Middlesbrough

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored0% / 100%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 13 meetings have goal timings on record. See Middlesbrough's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Stoke

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded0% / 100%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 13 meetings have goal timings on record. See Stoke's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

MiddlesbroughStoke

€142.2m

squad value

€78.7m

€249.5m

attack

€115.6m

€57.3m

midfield

€20.8m

€174.3m

defence

€116.0m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Middlesbrough carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Middlesbrough

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
02 May	@ Wrexham	2-2	D
09 May	vs Southampton	0-0	D
12 May	@ Southampton	1-1	D
23 May	@ Hull	0-1	L
07 Aug	vs Wrexham	1-0	W
15 Aug	vs Lincoln	2-1	W
22 Aug	@ Blackburn	1-2	L
25 Aug	@ Doncaster	3-1	W
29 Aug	vs West Brom	3-1	W
02 Sep	@ Burnley	1-1	D

Stoke

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	@ Wrexham	0-2	L
21 Apr	vs Millwall	1-3	L
25 Apr	vs Portsmouth	1-3	L
02 May	@ Bristol City	0-2	L
08 Aug	vs Oldham	2-0	W
15 Aug	vs Swansea	1-2	L
22 Aug	@ Southampton	1-3	L
25 Aug	vs Hull	1-1	D
29 Aug	@ Wolves	1-4	L
01 Sep	vs Norwich	1-0	W