Match Report
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Stoke City U23, 0 draws and 3 for Middlesbrough U23, at 2.71 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
Clayton Wood Training Ground, capacity 30,089, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Stoke City U23: J. Griffiths (81') · Middlesbrough U23: C. Sykes (53'), J. Gibson (90')
Key stats
Possession: Stoke City U23 53% · Middlesbrough U23 47% · Total shots: 10-16 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 3-6