Championship
Wednesday 21 January 2026 · 20:00 · HT 1-0 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke · Referee Adam Herczeg
Stoke City v Middlesbrough: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Stoke City's last 10 home games and Middlesbrough's last 10 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 10 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 9 of 20, with 10.2 corners per match (league 10.3) and 4.2 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Stoke City v Middlesbrough, full match
40%
Possession
60%
0.81
Expected goals (xG)
1.22
10
Shots
16
4
Shots on target
7
5
Corners
4
11
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
4
Goals and cards
15'
Goal
Tomáš Rigo STO
45+2'
Yellow card
Bosun Lawal STO
48'
Goal
Alan Browne MID
52'
Yellow card
Luke Ayling MID
59'
Goal
Tommy Conway MID
66'
Yellow card
Ben Pearson STO
77'
Second yellow
Bosun Lawal STO
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Stoke City's last 10 home games and Middlesbrough's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
50%
10/20 games · League 57%
Over 1.5 goals
65%
13/20 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
45%
9/20 games · League 51%
Over 3.5 goals
15%
3/20 games · League 25%
Over 9.5 corners
53%
10/19 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 cards
55%
11/20 games · League 53%
Stoke City clean sheet
40%
4/10 games · League 25%
Middlesbrough clean sheet
10%
1/10 games · League 25%
Stoke City fail to score
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Middlesbrough fail to score
40%
4/10 games · League 25%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.4
League 2.6
Corners (19 games)
10.2
League 10.3
Cards
4.2
League 3.9
