Stoke City vs Middlesbrough – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football English League Championship
21/01/2026 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 28
  • Referee: Herczeg A. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.811.22
Ball possession
40%60%
Total shots
1016
Shots on target
47
Big chances
22
Corner kicks
54
Passes
77% (256/332)84% (416/497)
Yellow cards
31
Red cards
10
Expected goals (xG)
0.811.22
xG on target (xGOT)
0.642.23
Total shots
1016
Shots on target
47
Shots off target
44
Blocked shots
25
Shots inside the box
78
Shots outside the box
38
Hit the woodwork
10
Big chances
22
Corner kicks
54
Touches in opposition box
1624
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
24
Free kicks
1011
Passes
77% (256/332)84% (416/497)
Long passes
47% (27/58)36% (14/39)
Passes in final third
54% (42/78)72% (93/130)
Crosses
15% (2/13)29% (4/14)
Expected assists (xA)
0.370.96
Throw ins
2020
Fouls
1110
Tackles
69% (11/16)60% (12/20)
Duels won
4549
Clearances
2115
Interceptions
95
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
01
Goalkeeper saves
53
xGOT faced
2.230.64
Goals prevented
0.23-0.36

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 15', 1 - 0, Rigo T. ⚽, Cisse L. (A),
  • 45+2', Lawal B. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 2)
  • 46', Gilbert A. ↓, Burgzorg D. ↑,
  • 46', Silvera S. ↓, Castledine L. ↑,
  • 48', 1 - 1, Browne A. ⚽, Whittaker M. (A),
  • 52', Ayling L. 🟨,
  • 59', 1 - 2, Conway T. ⚽, Browne A. (A),
  • 66', Pearson B. 🟨,
  • 67', Manhoef M. ↓, Seko T. ↑,
  • 75', Pearson B. ↓, Bocat E. ↑,
  • 77', Lawal B. 🟨,
  • 79', Whittaker M. ↓, Nypan S. ↑,
  • 90+2', Conway T. ↓, Fry D. ↑,

Chances of winning


Stoke City
33.3%		Draw
28.5%		Middlesbrough
38.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
32.6% 29% 38.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

32.4% 29.2% 38.6%

Stoke City - Middlesbrough Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)		 2.83 ↓
(2.9)		 3.29 ↑
(3.26)		 2.46
(2.46)		 6.3%
(5.8%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
What is the prediction for Stoke City - Middlesbrough?
  • Users Predictions: 25 users predict this event. Stoke will win (votes: 9 - 36%). Middlesbrough will win (votes: 12 - 48%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 16%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Middlesbrough: 28.4% – 67.6%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Stoke (votes: 2 - 100%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH 0 - Middlesbrough (1.77) (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
    • AH +0.5 - Middlesbrough (2.42) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH +0.25 - Stoke (1.70) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.75 - Middlesbrough (1.29) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.5 - Middlesbrough (1.43) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.25 - Middlesbrough (1.54) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 10 high ROI users predict this event. Stoke (votes: 3 - 30%). Middlesbrough (votes: 7 - 70%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
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    Preview Facts
    • The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 7 and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Stoke won 2.
    • Stoke is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 3 wins).
    • Middlesbrough's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
    • Middlesbrough is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Stoke: Baker L. (Ankle Injury) Bozenik R. (Shoulder Injury) Johansson V. (Shoulder Injury) Tchamadeu J. (Injury)
    • There will not play in Middlesbrough: Bangura A. (Injury) Brittain C. (Inactive) Edmundson G. (Injury) Jones A. (Injury) Lenihan D. (Achilles Tendon Injury) McGree R. (Injury) Sene M. K. (Inactive) Strelec D. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Stoke: Cresswell A. (Injury) Mubama D. (Injury)
    • In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Stoke won 5 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 19:20. (average 1.1:1.1).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Stoke won 3 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 8:7. (average 1:0.9).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Stoke City - Middlesbrough were as follows:
    30.09.2025 Middlesbrough - Stoke City 0:0
    25.02.2025 Stoke City - Middlesbrough 1:3
    28.09.2024 Middlesbrough - Stoke City 2:0
    27.08.2024 Middlesbrough - Stoke City 0:5
    02.03.2024 Stoke City - Middlesbrough 2:0
    Latest results of Stoke City
    17.01.2026 Stoke City - Queens Park Rangers 0:0 ✺
    10.01.2026 Stoke City - Coventry City 1:0 ✺
    04.01.2026 Norwich City - Stoke City 0:2 ✺
    01.01.2026 Hull City - Stoke City 0:1 ✺
    29.12.2025 Stoke City - Sheffield United 1:2 ✺
    Latest results of Middlesbrough
    16.01.2026 West Bromwich Albion - Middlesbrough 2:3 ✺
    10.01.2026 Fulham - Middlesbrough 3:1 ✺
    04.01.2026 Middlesbrough - Southampton 4:0 ✺
    01.01.2026 Derby County - Middlesbrough 1:0 ✺
    29.12.2025 Middlesbrough - Hull City 0:1 ✺
    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Coventry28177461:313058
    2Middlesbrough28157642:291352
    3Ipswich27148547:242350
    4Hull27145845:39647
    5Millwall28137832:35-346
    6Preston281110736:29743
    7Watford27119738:32642
    8Stoke281251133:25841
    9Wrexham281011740:35541
    10Derby28118938:36241
    11Bristol City281171038:31740
    12QPR281171038:39-140
    13Birmingham281081038:37138
    14Leicester281081039:41-238
    15Southampton28991040:40036
    16Swansea281061231:35-436
    17Sheffield Utd271021536:40-432
    18Charlton27881127:34-732
    19West Brom28941531:43-1231
    20Norwich28861435:40-530
    21Portsmouth26781123:36-1329
    22Blackburn27771325:36-1128
    23Oxford Utd27591325:35-1024
    24Sheffield Wed27181818:54-36-7

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