Championship, round 28, Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 20:00 UK time
Stoke City1–2Middlesbrough
Full time, half time 1–0.
- Stoke City at home, last 5
- 1 won. 0.8 scored, 1.0 conceded
- Middlesbrough away, last 5
- 3 won. 1.8 scored, 1.4 conceded
- Over 2.5 goals, last 5
- Stoke City home 60%, Middlesbrough away 60%
- Head-to-Head, last 3
- Stoke City won 0, Middlesbrough 2, 1 drawn. 1 of 3 over 2.5
- Missing
- Junior Tchamadeu, Darragh Lenihan and 1 more
Form
Their last five matches before this one, latest on the right.
How they compare
As the numbers stood before kickoff, so you can see what was knowable then.
Stoke City, 5 matchesMiddlesbrough, 5 matches
Head-to-Head
Their most recent meetings in the competitions we cover.
Players
Each player’s last ten appearances before this match.
Stoke City
| Player | Mins | SoT/90 | 1+ SoT | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | 87 | 0.7 | 50% | 30% |
| Ben Wilmot | 86 | 0.1 | 10% | 10% |
| Ashley Phillips | 85 | 0.2 | 20% | 0% |
| Maksym Taloverov | 86 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Tommy Simkin | 90 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Bosun Lawal | 74 | 0.2 | 20% | 0% |
| Jun-ho Bae | 82 | 0.5 | 50% | 0% |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 53 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Lamine Cissé | 42 | 0.6 | 30% | 0% |
| Ben Pearson | 68 | 0.1 | 10% | 10% |
| Tomas Rigo | 42 | 0.2 | 10% | 0% |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Mins | SoT/90 | 1+ SoT | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | 0.7 | 60% | 0% |
| Luke Ayling | 84 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Sol Brynn | 90 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Adilson Malanda | 90 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Tommy Conway | 79 | 0.7 | 50% | 10% |
| Morgan Whittaker | 85 | 1.3 | 90% | 50% |
| Matt Targett | 87 | 0.3 | 20% | 10% |
| Aidan Morris | 74 | 0.1 | 10% | 0% |
| Alan Browne | 53 | 0.2 | 10% | 10% |
| Dael Fry | 63 | 0.1 | 10% | 10% |
| Alex Gilbert | 54 | 0.3 | 20% | 10% |