Match summary
Before kickoff, Middlesbrough were 3rd in the table but 12th on points from the last five league games.
Stoke City vs MiddlesbroughResult, Lineups & H2H
Bet365 Stadium
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Middlesbrough won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 15th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Stoke City3W 1D 1L
Stoke CityMiddlesbrough
10Pointsof 156
5Goals scored8
2Goals conceded7
4Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row3
4Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win0
0Conceded in a row2
Head to head18 meetings · Aug 2016 – Sep 2025
- Stoke City wins
- 5
- Draws
- 6
- Middlesbrough wins
- 7
2.17goals per meeting
33%both teams scored
33%3+ goals
44%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsStoke City 2W 1D 2L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-0Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City1-3Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough2-0Stoke City
- Carabao CupMiddlesbrough0-5Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City2-0Middlesbrough
Show all 18 meetings
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough0-2Stoke City
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-1Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City2-2Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough3-1Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough3-0Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City1-0Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipStoke City0-2Middlesbrough
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough2-1Stoke City
- ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1-0Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-0Middlesbrough
- Premier LeagueStoke City2-0Middlesbrough
- Premier LeagueMiddlesbrough1-1Stoke City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 330 earlier results
Stoke CityMiddlesbrough
#8Position#3
41Points27 v 27 games49
+9Goal difference+12
1.19Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.48
0.85Conceded per game1.04
#9Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Stoke CityMiddlesbrough
- 90+5'Yellow Card · Middlesbrough · Kim Hellberg
- 90+2'Substitution · Middlesbrough · Dael Fry · InOut: Tommy Conway
- 79'Substitution · Middlesbrough · Sverre Nypan · InOut: Morgan Whittaker
- Second Yellow · Stoke City · Bosun LawalSecond Yellow77'
- Substitution · Stoke City · Eric-Junior Bocat · InOut: Ben Pearson75'
- Substitution · Stoke City · Tatsuki Seko · InOut: Million Manhoef67'
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Ben Pearson66'
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Bosun Lawal66'
- 59'Goal · Middlesbrough · Tommy Conway1-2
- 52'Yellow Card · Middlesbrough · Luke Ayling
- 48'Goal · Middlesbrough · Alan Browne1-1
- 46'Substitution · Middlesbrough · Leo Castledine · InOut: Sam Silvera
- 46'Substitution · Middlesbrough · Delano Burgzorg · InOut: Alex Gilbert
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Bosun Lawal45+2'
- Goal · Stoke City · Tomas Rigo1-015'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Stoke CityMiddlesbrough
41%Ball Possession59%
10Shots Total16
4Shots On Target7
5Corners4
11Fouls10
3Yellow Cards1
2Offsides4
5Saves3
334Passes496
4Shots Off Target4
91Attacks100
47Dangerous Attacks59
7Shots Inside Box8
3Shots Outside Box8
1Goals2
10Free Kicks11
2Shots Blocked5
2Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
16Tackles20
1Assists2
255Accurate Passes416
1Red Cards0
1Ball Safe0
1Injuries1
13Total Crosses14
2Accurate Crosses4
11Interceptions4
46Duels Won52
2Big Chances Created2
2Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Mark Robins
Starting XI
Substitutes
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JD
Jaden Dixon-
JG
Jake Griffin-
RC
Ruben Curly-
FF
Favour FawunmiPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 33(88%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(59%) | - | - | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 2/3 | 23(64%) | 1 | 13/23 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 28(61%) | 4 | 7/9 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(79%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 6.7 | 67' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 10(80%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.7 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(75%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 23' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(100%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 28(76%) | 1 | 3/11 | |
| 6.4 | 75' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(93%) | 2 | 3/10 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 50(86%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(68%) | - | 0/11 | |
| 6.1 | 77' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(79%) | 3 | 5/8 |
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