Middlesbrough unbeaten in 7 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 September, 0:3 against Crystal Palace.
Match Centre: Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Home
Middlesbrough
20:45
Wed 17 Feb · your time
in 110 days 9 h
Away
Stoke City
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:2Stoke City
Bair 90+2'
Cissé 45+4'Wilmot 62'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:1Sheffield United
McGlynn 78'Gallagher 86'
Phillips 51'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Last meeting, 13 October: Stoke City – Middlesbrough 2:3
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Middlesbrough are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings.
Middlesbrough have scored in 7 matches in a row
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 19 goals in those matches.
Will Lankshear: 5 goals in 5 league matches
Goals5
xG3.36
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.4).
Middlesbrough score 2.6 goals per match
Middlesbrough2.6
Stoke City1.4
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Stoke City score 1.4.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Will Lankshear
Middlesbrough · forward
11goals
0assists
7.30avg rating
Last match, Bolton Wanderers: 2 goals, rating 8.5.
Ethan Galbraith
Stoke City · midfielder
3goals
3assists
7.03avg rating
Last match, Bristol City: rating 7.5.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.
“This set-up” is Middlesbrough at home and Stoke City away, as in this match.
Middlesbrough
all matches · 10
5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.6conceded per match
at home · 10
7W3D0L2.1scored per match1.0conceded per match
away · 10
4W2D4L1.7scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 23 Oct Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:5W
- 17 Oct Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:2D
- 13 Oct Stoke CityAChampionship 2:3W
- 10 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:0W
- 19 Sep Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:2D
- 15 Sep MillwallHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 4:3W
- 8 Sep Crystal PalaceACarabao Cup 3:0L
- 5 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 0:1W
- 2 Sep BurnleyAChampionship 1:1D
- 29 Aug West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 3:1W
- 25 Aug Doncaster RoversACarabao Cup 1:3W
- 22 Aug Blackburn RoversAChampionship 2:1L
- 15 Aug Lincoln CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 7 Aug WrexhamHCarabao Cup 1:0W
- 23 May Hull CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 12 May SouthamptonAChampionship 2:1L
- 9 May SouthamptonHChampionship 0:0D
- 25 Apr WatfordHChampionship 5:1W
- 22 Apr Sheffield WednesdayHChampionship 1:0W
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Tue 15 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Millwall
Cozier-Duberry 50'Lankshear 61'
Arconte 11'Dykes 36'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough4:3Norwich City
Berhalter 4', 36'Cozier-Duberry 7'Phillips 90+1'
Touré 1'Makama 70'Wright 75'
Tue 8 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Crystal Palace3:0Middlesbrough
Larsen 37', 53'Kamada 72'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:1West Bromwich Albion
Lankshear 48', 73'Jones 87'
Morgan 65'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Doncaster Rovers1:3Middlesbrough
Hutchinson 90+2'
Joseph 34'Lankshear 78'Sarmiento 87'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Middlesbrough
Gudjohnsen 49'Cantwell 55'
Sarmiento 12'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:1Lincoln City
Lankshear 62', 90+1'
Reach 12'
Tue 12 May · Championshipaway
Southampton2:1Middlesbrough
Stewart 45+1'Charles 116'
McGree 5'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough5:1Watford
Whittaker 6', 58'Strelec 45+1'Conway 75' (p), 90+2'
Abankwah 48'
Stoke City
all matches · 10
6W2D2L1.6scored per match1.1conceded per match
at home · 10
4W1D5L1.5scored per match1.3conceded per match
away · 10
3W1D6L0.9scored per match1.9conceded per match
- 24 Oct Bristol CityHChampionship 0:0D
- 17 Oct Derby CountyAChampionship 0:1W
- 13 Oct MiddlesbroughHChampionship 2:3L
- 10 Oct Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:2W
- 19 Sep Sheffield UnitedHChampionship 2:1W
- 12 Sep WatfordAChampionship 1:2W
- 8 Sep Cardiff CityAChampionship 1:1D
- 5 Sep Charlton AthleticHChampionship 4:0W
- 1 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 1:0W
- 29 Aug Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 4:1L
- 25 Aug Hull CityHCarabao Cup 1:1L
- 22 Aug SouthamptonAChampionship 3:1L
- 15 Aug Swansea CityHChampionship 1:2L
- 8 Aug Oldham AthleticHCarabao Cup 2:0W
- 2 May Bristol CityAChampionship 2:0L
- 25 Apr PortsmouthHChampionship 1:3L
- 21 Apr MillwallHChampionship 1:3L
- 18 Apr WrexhamAChampionship 2:0L
- 6 Apr Derby CountyAChampionship 2:0L
- 20 Mar Preston North EndAChampionship 3:1L
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:2Stoke City
Bair 90+2'
Cissé 45+4'Wilmot 62'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:1Sheffield United
McGlynn 78'Gallagher 86'
Phillips 51'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipaway
Watford1:2Stoke City
Nabizada 90+1'
McGlynn 45+4'Bocat 57'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Stoke City4:0Charlton Athletic
Devenny 15' (p), 40'Galbraith 22'Hirst 25'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers4:1Stoke City
Gomes 19', 22'Jiménez 55' (p)James 84'
Gallagher 2'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Stoke City1:1Hull City
pens 4:5
Boženík 39'
Dowell 45'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Southampton3:1Stoke City
Larin 8'Mubama 89'Manning 90+4' (p)
Galbraith 26'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Stoke City1:2Swansea City
Bocat 10'
Okopu 22'Idah 66'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Stoke City2:0Oldham Athletic
Norburn 48' (og)Boženík 82'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Stoke City1:3Portsmouth
Cissé 48'
Segečić 32', 66', 82'
Tue 21 Apr · Championshipat home
Stoke City1:3Millwall
Taylor 60' (og)
Neghli 20'Azeez 55'Coburn 69'
Fri 20 Mar · Championshipaway
Preston North End3:1Stoke City
Devine 15', 60'Osmajic 57'
Thomas 4'
Head to head
6 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.
Last time · 13 Oct 2026 · Championship
Stoke City 2:3 Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (s) · Boženík 85' · Brittain 48' · Lankshear 73' · Borges 90+1'. Middlesbrough: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
4wins
0wins
1 draw2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5
- 13 Oct 2026Championship Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough Borges 50' (s) · Boženík 85' · Brittain 48' · Lankshear 73' · Borges 90+1' Details
- 21 Jan 2026Championship Stoke City1:2Middlesbrough Rigo 15' · Browne 48' · Conway 59' Details
- 30 Sep 2025Championship Middlesbrough0:0Stoke City Details
- 25 Feb 2025Championship Stoke City1:3Middlesbrough Bae 45' · Forss 20' · Azaz 52' · Conway 73' Details
- 28 Sep 2024Championship Middlesbrough2:0Stoke City Gannon-Doak 34' · Hackney 73' Details
1wins
1wins
1 draw2.3 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 3
3wins
0wins
0 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 3
- 13 Oct 2026Championship Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough Borges 50' (s) · Boženík 85' · Brittain 48' · Lankshear 73' · Borges 90+1' Details
- 21 Jan 2026Championship Stoke City1:2Middlesbrough Rigo 15' · Browne 48' · Conway 59' Details
- 25 Feb 2025Championship Stoke City1:3Middlesbrough Bae 45' · Forss 20' · Azaz 52' · Conway 73' Details
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1, last: Bolton Wanderers) · Stoke City (3-4-3, last: Bristol City).
RVVitek
NBBorges
AMMalanda
APPhillips
CBBrittain
SBBerhalter
AMMorris
TCConway
RMMcGree
ADCozier-Duberry
WLLankshear
VJJohansson
BWWilmot
BLLawal
LGGraham
BJJohnson
DSSoumaré
EGGalbraith
LBBombino
JMMcGlynn
LCCissé
JDDevenny
MiddlesbroughStoke City
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Who wins?
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46.6
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- Kick-off
- Wednesday 17 February, 20:45Your time · in 110 days 9 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough · show map
- Rest
- Middlesbrough 117 days · Stoke City 116 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 1. Middlesbrough (25 pts) and 9. Stoke City (20 pts) Matchday 32 of 46